Stephanie spent $6.95 on these 12 chocolates. What was the cost of each chocolate? Give your answer | MathCelebrity Forum

Stephanie spent $6.95 on these 12 chocolates. What was the cost of each chocolate? Give your answer

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Stephanie spent $6.95 on these 12 chocolates. What was the cost of each chocolate? Give your answer to the nearest 5 cents

$6.95/12 chocolates

Divide top and bottom by 12 to get the cost per one chocolate:
$6.95/12 = 0.58 cents per chocolate

The problem asks us to round to the nearest 5 cents.
5 * 11 = 55
5 * 12 = 60

Since 58 cents is closer to 60, we have 60 cents as our answer
 
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