A 30-second advertisement on a local television station during prime time costs the advertiser $1,280. To the nearest cent, how much does the ad cost per second? will you help me with step by step instructions

Divide $1,280 by 30 to find the cost per second. If you post your answer, we'll be glad to check it.

$42.67

Yes! It cost them $42.67 per second for the commercial.

thank you

You're welcome

Of course! I can walk you through the steps to calculate the cost per second for the 30-second advertisement. Here's how you can do it:

Step 1: Determine the total cost of the advertisement.
In this case, the total cost of the advertisement on the local television station during prime time is $1,280.

Step 2: Divide the total cost by the number of seconds in the advertisement.
Since the advertisement is 30 seconds long, you will divide the total cost ($1,280) by 30.

$1,280 / 30 ≈ $42.67

Step 3: Round the result to the nearest cent.
The cost per second comes out to be approximately $42.67. Since we need to round it to the nearest cent, the final answer would be $42.67 per second.

So, to the nearest cent, the advertisement costs $42.67 per second.