Let x be the amount of gum each person receives.
The total amount of gum is 14 feet.
So the equation to represent sharing the gum equally among 5 people is:
x + x + x + x + x = 14
5x = 14
x = 14 / 5
x = 2.8
Each person would receive 2.8 feet of gum.
Dario has 14
foot of gum to share evenly among himself and 4 friends (5 people in total).
Write and solve the equation for sharing the gum equally with 5 people.
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