Question

Packages of plants are on sale for $6 per package at the Garden Shop. For variety, 3 friends want to buy 5 packages to share. How many dollars will each person pay?

Answer 1

-- The plants cost $6 for each package.

-- The friends want to buy 5 packages.
The total cost is (5 x $6)  =  $30 .

-- If the friends divide up the cost equally,
each of them will pay  1/3  of the total cost  =  (1/3 x $30)  =  $10  .