Jenny bought 6 cookies and 6 cupcakes at the bakery. The cookies were $1.50 each, but she cannot remember how much each cupcake was. She paid $21 total. How much was each cupcake?(1 point)

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$1.50
$1.50

$12.00
$12.00

$2.00
$2.00

$2.50
$2.50
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Answer 1

To find out how much each cupcake costs, let's first calculate the total cost of the cookies.

Jenny bought 6 cookies, each costing $1.50: \[ 6 \text{ cookies} \times 1.50 \text{ (per cookie)} = 9.00 \]

Now, we know the total cost that Jenny paid is $21. We can subtract the cost of the cookies from the total to find out how much she spent on cupcakes: \[ 21.00 - 9.00 = 12.00 \]

Now that we know she spent $12.00 on cupcakes, and since she bought 6 cupcakes, we can find the cost of each cupcake: \[ \frac{12.00}{6} = 2.00 \]

Therefore, each cupcake costs $2.00.