Melvin Small typed 485 business letters. The cost of writing these letters was estimated to be $3,455.25. What was the average cost of a letter to the nearest cent?
A) $7.13
B) $7.11
C) $7.12
D) $7.14
E) None of these

Question

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

To find the average cost of a letter, we need to divide the total cost by the number of letters:

$3,455.25 / 485 = $7.12 (rounded to the nearest cent)

Therefore, the answer is choice C.

Melvin Small Typed 485 Business Letters