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Little Tree Elementary School bought 1/2 of a gallon of blue paint and divided equally among five classrooms. How much blue paint did each classroom get?

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Answer Each class would recieve 1/10 gallon of blue paint.+

Explanation:

First, you make a 1/2 picture example ( rectangle divided in half). Then, on 1/2 of the rectangle you divide it into 5 pieces. and then you divide the other side and conclude that they only have one half they each get 1/10.

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