Question

karen and her friends decided to have a water balloon fight! they got 20 water balloons and used 6 liters of water to fill them all equally. how much water was in each balloon? write your answer as a proper fraction or mixed number. liters

Explanation:

Step1: Identify total water and balloons

Total water = 6 liters, Total balloons = 20.

Step2: Divide total water by balloons

To find water per balloon, calculate \( \frac{6}{20} \), simplify to \( \frac{3}{10} = 0.3 \)? Wait, no, wait: Wait, 6 liters divided by 20 balloons. So \( 6\div20=\frac{6}{20}=\frac{3}{10}= 0.3 \)? Wait, no, 6 divided by 20: \( \frac{6}{20}=\frac{3}{10}=0.3 \) liters per balloon? Wait, no, wait, maybe I misread. Wait, the problem says "6 liters of water to fill them all equally. They got 20 water balloons". So total water is 6 liters, number of balloons is 20. So per balloon is \( 6\div20=\frac{6}{20}=\frac{3}{10}= 0.3 \) liters? Wait, but as a proper fraction, \( \frac{3}{10} \), or as a decimal 0.3. Wait, let's check: 6 divided by 20. Divide numerator and denominator by 2: \( \frac{3}{10} \). So that's the proper fraction.

Answer:

\(\frac{3}{10}\) (or 0.3) liters