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Seven people are going to share an 84-ounce bottle of soda. How many ounces will each person get to drink? Choose the correct equation and answer for this situation.

7 ÷ 84 = 84/7 = 12 ounces
84 ÷ 7/84 = 1/12 ounces
7 ÷ 84 7/84 = 1/12 ounces
84 ÷ 7 = 84/7 = 12 ounces

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Hii, im Nat here to help.

Known: 7 people are sharing, 84 ounce,

So, since we are sharing, we have to divide.

So let's note whats know and whats unknown

Known:

Splitting evenly

7 people

84-ounce soda

Need to know:

How much each person will get

how many ounces each

So the first step would to divide 84, since there are 84 ounces, by 7, since there are 7 friends.

84÷7

Now, can 7 go into 84 without going over? Yes!

7x12=84

We would write 12, since 84 divided by 7 is 12.

And since 7x12 is exactly 84, we have no more steps

Hence,the answer would be 12.

Happy learning!

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