Question

Celia bought a bag of 12 goldfish for $3 dollars, What is the cost of 1 goldfish?

Answer 1

if you can get a bag of 12 goldfish for 3 dollars then for 1 dollar you could get 1/3 of 12 goldfish or 4 goldfish. 1 dollar got you 4 fish so one fish should cost 1/4 of a dollar or 25¢

Answer 2

Question

Celia bought a bag of 12 goldfish for $3 dollars, What is the cost of 1 goldfish?

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total cost : quantity = unit price

3 : 12 =

0.25 (cost of 1 goldfish)