if 5 friends want to share 18 ounces of chocolate equally by weight how many ounces should each friend get?write an equation show your work?

18/5 = x

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To find out how many ounces each friend should get, we can divide the total number of ounces of chocolate (18) by the number of friends (5).

The equation would be:

18 ounces ÷ 5 friends = x ounces per friend

Simplifying this equation, we can divide 18 by 5:

x = 3.6

Therefore, each friend should get 3.6 ounces of chocolate.