Question

a utility bill shows that a household used 2001 gallons of water in 5 day period. what was the average amount of water used each day?

Answer 1

400.2 is the average amount of water used each day

Answer 2

Use the equation 2001/5=x, where x is water used in one day. 
2001/5=x
400.2=x
The average water used per day is 400.2