Problem-Solving and Data AnalysisEasyCost per egg
Problem-Solving and Data Analysis practice question
A dozen eggs costs $3.60. What is the cost of one egg, in cents?
Answer: 30
$3.60 is 360 cents. Divided among 12 eggs: 360/12 = 30 cents each.
Common wrong answers
- If you answered 3
- 3 is 36/12, forgetting a zero; $3.60 is 360 cents.
- If you answered 0.3
- 0.3 is the cost in DOLLARS; the question asks for cents.
- If you answered 43.2
- 43.2 is 3.60 × 12, multiplying instead of dividing.
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