Question

Landon bought a tray of plants for $8.15. There were 16 plants in the tray. If Landon had bought only one plant, about how much would it have cost?

Answer 1

$0.5

Explanation:

Step one:

given data

Landon bought a tray of plants for $8.15

There were 16 plants in the tray.

Required

The cost of one plant

Step two:

if 16 plants cost $8.15

then 1 plant will cost x

cross multiply we have

x= 8.15/16

x=$0.5