Question

Hi! Sorry to bother you, but I need help!

Lynn has a watering can that holds 32 cups of water, and she fills it half full. Then, she waters her 17 plants so that each plant gets the same amount of water. How many cups of water will each plant get?


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Answer 1

We have been given that Lynn has a watering can that holds 32 cups of water,and she fills it a quarter full.

It means the watering can has

Now, she waters 17 plants and each plant gets the same amount of water. Let us suppose that each plant gets x cups of water.

Thus, we have

Divide both sides by 17, we get