Three dozen muffins cost $9.00. Determine the cost per muffin.

Question

What process will you use to solve this problem?

(1 point)
Responses

9÷3
9 divided by 3

9÷12
9 divided by 12

9÷(3×12)
9 divided by open paren 3 times 12 close paren

9÷3×12
9 divided by 3 times 12

12÷3×9
12 divided by 3 times 9
Question 2
What is the cost per muffin?(1 point)
$
per muffin
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Answer 1

To determine the cost per muffin, we first need to know how many muffins there are in three dozen. One dozen equals twelve, so three dozen equals:

3 × 12 = 36 muffins.

Then, we take the total cost of the muffins which is $9.00 and divide that by the total number of muffins:

Cost per muffin = Total cost ÷ Number of muffins Cost per muffin = $9.00 ÷ 36

Now, let's look at the process options given:

• The correct option is 9 ÷ (3 × 12), since we are dividing the total cost by the total number of muffins.

Next, to calculate the cost per muffin: \[ Cost per muffin = 9.00 ÷ 36 = 0.25 \]

So the cost per muffin is $0.25 per muffin.