Final answer:
Each of Taylor's eight friends will receive 1.6 cups of coffee when the total amount purchased, 4/5 of a gallon, is evenly distributed among them.
Step-by-step explanation:
The student has asked how much coffee each friend will receive if Taylor bought 4/5 of a gallon for eight friends.
To find out how much each friend will get, we need to divide the total amount of coffee by the number of friends:
- Since there are 16 cups in a gallon, Taylor bought (4/5) * 16 cups of coffee.
- Calculate the total cups of coffee: (4/5) * 16 = 12.8 cups.
- Divide the total cups of coffee by the number of friends: 12.8 cups / 8 friends = 1.6 cups per friend.
Therefore, each friend will receive 1.6 cups of coffee.