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Willow poured the same amount of water into 8 flower pots. She used 5 gallons of water. How much water did each flower get?

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Answer:

0.625 gallons each

Explanation:

Because she used 5 gallons of water, and poured the same amount of water for each plant, divide the number of gallons she used by the number of plants:

5 divided by 8

= 0.625 gallons per plant

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0.625...........................
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