The equation is 2.50÷5=x 2.50÷5=.50 Mrs. Baker paid $2.50 for 5 pounds of bananas If x=.50 per banana Then to get the cost of 8 bananas, you would do 8×.50=$4.00 Mrs. Baker paid $4.00 for 8 pounds of bananas Each banana costs .50 cents per pound
She could've cut the cake into 6 pieces so everyone could have an equal slice of cake or she could've cut it into 12 pieces and everyone could have 2 pieces each equally
