In her science project, Martina is observing how fast kitchen condiments can be dissolved in water. She put 8.5 ounces of water into each of 5 containers. Complete the equation that models the total amount of water, w , Martina used.

w/____=____

w/5=8.5

In this scenario, Martina put 8.5 ounces of water in each of the 5 containers. To find the total amount of water used, we need to determine the sum of the amount of water in each container.

The equation that models the total amount of water, w, Martina used can be written as:

w/1 = 8.5 + 8.5 + 8.5 + 8.5 + 8.5

Here, w represents the total amount of water, divided by 1 (since we want to find the total amount of water). The right-hand side of the equation represents the sum of 8.5 ounces of water in each container (added together).

To simplify the equation, we combine the like terms:

w/1 = 42.5

So, the completed equation is:

w/1 = 42.5