SOLUTION: If a boy went to the store and he bought 3 pieces of candy for 15 cent how much would 1 1/2 cost? Is it 7.5 or should it be 8

Question 888151: If a boy went to the store and he bought 3 pieces of candy for 15 cent how much would 1 1/2 cost? Is it 7.5 or should it be 8
Found 3 solutions by josmiceli, richwmiller, Edwin McCravy:
Answer by josmiceli(19441)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
It should be 8 cents.
You can divide a piece of candy in half to get
7 1/2 pieces, but you can't cut a penny in half
to get 1/2 cent ( it's illegal, actually )
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There are ways around it, like you could pay
7 cents plus a 1/2 cent postage stamp, but
is it worth the extra trouble?

Answer by richwmiller(17219)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
You can't buy 1 1/2 pieces of candy nor can you pay 7.5 cents.

Answer by Edwin McCravy(20056)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Actually it's not illegal to cut a penny in half, but you couldn't buy candy with it. J.
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