You bought 8 gumdrops for 2¢ apiece. For the same amount of money, how many gumdrops can you buy at 8¢ apiece? gumdrops

First, how much did you spend on the 8 gumdrops at 2 cents a piece?

8 gumdrops at 2 cents a piece is 16 cents

8 gumdrops x 2 cents = 16 cents

So, if you have 16 cents to spend on gumdrops and they are 8 cents a piece, how many can you buy?

16 / 8 = 2

You can buy 2 gumdrops for the same amount of money.