2.5 hours for $8 What is the unit cost in dollars show steps and answer like a middle schooler who is in 7th grade

To find the unit cost in dollars, you divide the total cost by the amount of time.

Given that the total cost is $8 and the time is 2.5 hours, we can set up the division:

$8 / 2.5 hours

To solve this division problem, you can use long division:

3.2
--------
2.5 ) 8.0

- 7.5

5
- 5

0

So, the unit cost in dollars is $3.20 per hour.