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

<result>9</result>