Question

Emily has 50 gallons of water to share between 6 different fish tanks. She puts an equal amount of water in each fish tank. What is the total amount of water, in gallons, in each tank?

Answer 1

Answer:

25/3 or 8.333... gallons in each tank

Step-by-step explanation:

Step 1:  Divide to see how much gallons in each tank

50 / 6

25/3 or 8.333...

Answer:  25/3 or 8.333... gallons in each tank

Answer 2

Answer:

8⅓ gallons

Step-by-step explanation:

50 ÷ 6

(48+2)/6

48/6 + 2/6

8 + 1/3

8⅓