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 = Total cost / Number of books = $40 / 20 = $2.00 per book.
So, the correct answer is $2.00/book.
At a used book sale, Miss Chen bought a box of 20 assorted books for $40. What was the cost per book? Responses $0.50/book $0.50/book - no response given 2 books/$1.00 2 books/$1.00 - no response given 0.5 books/$1.00 0.5 books/$1.00 - no response given $2.00/book
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