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Mrs. Tatum needs to share 4 fluid ounces of red paint equally among 5 art students. How many ounces of red paint will each student get?

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Answer:
(4)/(5)\ \text{ounces}\ \text{or}\ 0.8\ \text{ounces}

Explanation:

Given

There is 4 fluid ounces of red paint which needs to be shared among 5 students

So, division operation is needed to deduce the ounces of red paint each student will get

Each student get


\Rightarrow (4)/(5)\ \text{ounces}\ \text{or}\ 0.8\ \text{ounces}

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