Question

5) 20 gallons of water was shared equally among 6 families. How many gallons of water did each family get?

Answer 1

3⅓ gallons per family

Explanation:

20/6 = 10/3

= 3⅓

Answer 2

3 1/3 gallons

Explanation:

There are 20 gallons and 6 families. We want to divide the 20 gallons equally amongst the 6 families. The key word here is "divide". We want to use division:

20 gallons ÷ 6 families = 20/6 gallon per family = 10/3 gallons per family

= 3
`(1)/(3)` gallons per family

Thus, each family got 3 1/3 gallons.

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