buy a 24 pack for $20.10, how much is it per item?

Steps to Solve

1. Set up the division problem

We need to divide the total cost, $20.10, by the number of items, 24. We can write this as $20.10 \div 24$.

2. Perform long division

Since 24 is larger than 20, we need to consider the digits after the decimal point.

3. Divide

24 does not go into 20, so we consider 20.1. 24 goes into 201 eight times ($24 \times 8 = 192$). Write 8 above the 1 in 20.10, and subtract 192 from 201, which gives us 9. Bring down the 0 from 20.10, giving us 90.

4. Continue dividing

24 goes into 90 three times ($24 \times 3 = 72$). Write 3 above the 0 in 20.10, and subtract 72 from 90, which gives us 18. Add another 0 to 20.10 to continue the division, giving us 180.

5. Final division step

24 goes into 180 seven times ($24 \times 7 = 168$). Write 7 after the 3 above. Subtract 168 from 180, which gives us 12. Since the problem involves money, we stop when we have two decimal places. The result is $0.837, which we round to $0.84.