Marcila divided 40.8 gallons of paint among 8 contaners. How much paint is in each container?

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Notice that

40.8 = 40 + .8 ......and dividing each thing by 8 = 5 + .1 = 5.1

CPhill Oct 28, 2014

CPhill · Answer 1 · 2014-10-28T11:35:15

Notice that

40.8 = 40 + .8 ......and dividing each thing by 8 = 5 + .1 = 5.1

geno3141 · Answer 2 · 2014-10-28T11:19:24

To separate 40.8 gallons of paint into 8 containers, calculate: 40.8 ÷ 8 = 5.1 gallons each.