Question

Lynn has a watering can that holds 32 cups of water, and she fills it half full. Then she waters her 21 plants so that each plant gets the same amount of water. How many cups of water will each plant get?

Answer 1

Amount of water Lynn's watering can can hold = 32 cups

As she fills it half full means she fills it with 32/2= 16 cups

Number of plants watered from 16 cups = 21 plants

As, each plant gets same amount of water, so each plant gets =

$\frac{16}{21}$ cups or 0.76 cups of water

Hence, each plant gets 0.76 cups of water.