If it is fractions then the answer is -7/15. Think of as 8/15 - 1/15 except the answer is a negative number
To find how much each person will get, you have to divide the amount available by the people. There are 2 ways I believe we can do this.
First way
Let's divide.
2÷9= 2/9
Each person would get 2/9 of a gallon if they shared it.
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Second way
I believe it would be easier to convert this into cups. There are 16 cups per gallon.
16×2= 32
Let's divide that by 9.
32÷9= 3 5/9 cups per person.
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Each person would receive 2/9 of a gallon.
1.49/3
0.5 dollars per feet.
This is a fraction equal to 1.49/3.
We want a unit rate where 1 is the denominator, so we divide the top and bottom by 3.
The answer is 0.49666667, which can be rounded to 0.5
