Jack and Jill shared the cost of renting a cottage that costs $5 an hour. If they rented it for eight hours, how much did each friend pay?
The total cost of renting the cottage for 8 hours is $5 x 8 = $
<gadget id="calculator">5*8</gadget>
<output>40</output>
40.
So, each friend pay $40/2 = $
<gadget id="calculator">40/2</gadget>
<output>20</output>
20 each.

<result>20</result>