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There are 5 gallons of distilled water in science supplies. If 8 students each use an equal amount of distilled water and there is 1 gallon left in supplies, how much will each student get?

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Answer:

0.5 gallon

Explanation:

let x refer to students

5 = 8x + 1

8x = 4

x= 0.5 gallon

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