Distributing Resources Equally

The fish store has several fish tanks with different amounts of water. The amount of water in each tank is listed in the table. The fish store is remodeling and will redistribute the water equally into 9 tanks. How much water will be in each tank after the water is distributed equally?

• 1/4 gallon

• 1/2 gallon

• 1/3 gallon

• 1 gallon

An auto shop recycles car oil. The table shows the different amounts customers dropped off. The auto shop has to combine the oil into 2-gallon bottles. How many bottles can they fill?

• 1 bottle

• 2 bottles

• 3 bottles

• 4 bottles

John and his 7 cousins broke a piñata. They want everyone to get the same amount of candy. Right now, they all have different amounts of candy, and they charted the amounts on the table. How can they share the candy so everyone gets the same amount?

• 1/2 pound each

• 1/4 pound each

• 3/4 pound each

• 1 pound each

After the science experiment, the science teacher measured the amount of sand left by the students. He wanted to store the sand for next year in 2 pound bags. How many pounds of sand does he have? How many bags will he need?

• 5 pounds, 3 bags

• 6 pounds, 3 bags

• 7 pounds, 4 bags

• 8 pounds, 4 bags

Patrick placed 10 pails around his house before the rainstorm. He collected different amounts of rain in the pails. He is going to recycle the rainwater for the flowers by storing the water in 5 equal buckets. How much water will each bucket contain?

• 1/2 gallon

• 1 gallon

• 2 gallons

• 3 gallons

At the Smith Farm, the cows are milked daily. Each cow gives different amounts of milk. Find the amount of milk each cow would give if the total amount from each cow was equal.

• 1/2 quart

• 1 quart

• 3/4 quart

• 1/4 quart

In Mr. Martinez's science class, the students were given different measurements of liquid in identical beakers. Find the amount of liquid each beaker would contain if the total amount was redistributed equally into three larger beakers.

• 1/2 mL

• 1 mL

• 3/4 mL

• 1/4 mL

Ms. Russell's students painted a summer scene for an art project. After class, she charted the amount of red paint students didn't use. Ms. Russell wants to store the leftover paint in 2-cup containers to reuse for a future art project. How many containers can she fill?

• 1 container

• 2 containers

• 3 containers

• 4 containers