 <translate> The total cost of cupcakes was 1.5 * 12 = $18. So they each paid 18 / 2 = $9. The answer: 9. <yor> Iye owó tí wọ́n ná sórí àwọn àkàrà náà jẹ́ 1.5 * 12 = $18. Nítorí náà, ẹnì kọ̀ọ̀kan wọn san 18 / 2 = $9. Ìdáhùn náà ni pé: 9. 