Madison is having a party. She went to the store and bought a cake for $18.50 and 20 balloons. Her total bill was $63.50. How much did each balloon cost if they all cost the same
Subtract: 63.50 - 18.50 = [fill it in]
Divide: [what you filled in above] divided by 20 = [fill this in as well]
The cost of each balloon is the answer to the division section (fill this in as well).
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To find out how much each balloon costs, we need to first determine how much Madison spent on balloons.
We know that the cake cost $18.50. From the total bill of $63.50, we subtract the price of the cake to find the amount Madison spent on balloons.
63.50 - 18.50 = $45.
Next, we need to find the cost of each balloon by dividing the total amount spent on balloons by the number of balloons Madison bought.
If there were 20 balloons in total, we divide the total amount spent on balloons by 20:
45 / 20 = $2.25.
Therefore, each balloon costs $2.25.