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John and his best friend Steve bought 12 cupcakes together. Each cupcake cost $1.50. If they split the costs evenly, how much did each person pay?
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How much did the cupcakes cost in total? ** The total cost of cupcakes was 1.5*12=$<<1.5*12=18>>18
How much did each person pay? ** So they each paid 18/2=$<<18/2=9>>9
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