Question

A set of 8 dessert dishes cost $20. what was the cost of each dish

Answer 1

$20 / 8 dessert dishes = $2.50

The cost of each dish is $2.50.

Answer 2

Given, the cost of a set of 8 dessert dishes = $20.

To find the cost of each dish we have to divide here, as the number of dishes is decreasing.

So the cost of 1 dessert dish = $$(\frac{20}{8})$

To simplify it we will divide the numerator and denominator by a common factor of it. Here the common factor of 20 and 8 is 2. By dividing them by 2 we will get, $\frac{20}{ 8} =\frac{10}{4}$. Again we can divide 10 and 4 by 2, we will get,

$$(\frac{10}{4}) =(\frac{5}{2} )$ = $2.5

So we have got the required answer here.

Cost of each dish is $2.5.