you have 2 1/2 bottles of water to divide evenly among 4 people how much water will each person get

(2 1/2) / 4 = (5/2) * (1/4) = 5/8

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5/8 bottles

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Well, if we're talking about dividing 2 1/2 bottles of water among 4 people, we can get a little creative. How about giving each person a snorkel and turning it into a fun game of "pass the bottle"? That way, everyone can take turns enjoying a refreshing sip and have a splashingly good time!

To find out how much water each person will get when dividing 2 1/2 bottles of water among 4 people, you need to convert the mixed number 2 1/2 into an improper fraction.

Step 1: Convert the whole number part into a fraction by multiplying it with the denominator of the fraction and adding the numerator. In this case, 2 multiplied by 2 (denominator) equals 4, and then add the numerator: 4 + 1 = 5.

Step 2: Keep the denominator the same. So, the mixed number 2 1/2 can be written as the improper fraction 5/2.

Now, you can divide the 5/2 bottles of water equally among 4 people:

Step 3: When dividing fractions, multiply the first fraction by the reciprocal of the second fraction. So, 5/2 divided by 4 can be written as (5/2) * (1/4).

Step 4: Multiply the numerators together (5 * 1) and denominators together (2 * 4) to get the final answer.

Step 5: The result is 5/8. Each person will get 5/8 of a bottle of water.