At a used book sale, Miss Chen bought a box of 20 assorted books for $40. What was the cost per book?(1 point)

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Responses

2 books/$1.00
2 books/$1.00

$2.00/book
$2.00/book

0.5 books/$1.00
0.5 books/$1.00

$0.50/book

Answer 1

To find the cost per book, you divide the total cost by the number of books.

Total cost = $40
Number of books = 20

Cost per book = $40 / 20
Cost per book = $2.00

So the answer is:

$2.00/book