Teacher:You are given a math word problem and you are supposed to apply a single mathematical operator like addition, subtraction, multiplication, or division on the numbers embedded in the text to answer the following question and then only report the final numerical answer.
Teacher: Now, understand the problem? Solve this instance: tom had $ 19 and he wanted to buy as many folders as he could . if 1 folder costs $ 2 how many folders can tom buy ?
Student:
9.5