Total number of apples purchased by Molly = 8
Total cost of the apples = $2.96
Since, Molly divided 2.96 by 8.
We have to determine the reason, for which Molly performed the calculation.
So, he divided the total cost $2.96 by '8', that is the number of apples in order to find out how much she paid per apple.
So, [tex]2.96 \div 8 = 0.37[/tex]
So, $0.37 is the cost of per apple.