Question

Olivia ordered 24 cupcakes and a layer cake. The layer cake cost $16, and the cost of the order was $52. What was the price of each cupcake?

Answer 1

52=total
16= total price of layer cake

52
-16
------
36


36\24=1.50 each

Answer 2

Another way to think about this is... The total cost was $52. Subtracting out the cost of the layer cake ($16) leaves us with $36 to pay for the 24 cupcakes. This means that each cupcake must have cost $1.50 ( = $36 / 24 cupcakes ).