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13 July, 19:56

A hiker carried 1 gallon of water on a hike. She drank 1/2 of the water when she stopped to rest and gave an equal amount of the remaining water to each of 4 friends. What fraction of the 1 gallon of water did each friend receive?

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  1. 13 July, 20:23
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    The answer to your question is 1/8

    Step-by-step explanation:

    Data

    Total volume = 1 gallon

    Water drank by the hiker = 1/2

    Water drank by each of his friends = ?

    Process

    1. - Calculate the water that he gave to his friends

    Water gave to his friends = 1 - 1/2

    = 1/2

    2. - Calculate the amount of water each friend received.

    1/2 : 4 = 1/8

    3. - Conclusion

    Each of the friends received 1/8 of the gallon.
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