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?

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.