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 e

Question

Juliette [100K]

4 years ago

9

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 e

ach cupcake?

Mathematics

2 answers:

nadya68 [22] · Answer 1 · 2021-12-06T16:28:35+03:00

nadya68 [22]4 years ago

8 0

52=total
16= total price of layer cake

52
-16
------
36

36\24=1.50 each

icang [17] · Answer 2 · 2021-12-06T14:55:20+03:00

icang [17]4 years ago

7 0

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. <span>This means that each cupcake must have cost $1.50 ( = $36 / 24 cupcakes ).</span>