The cost of a gallon of milk is m and the cost of a gallon of water is w.
\The word more than
represent the addition operation and its symbol is
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The word is
means that equal and its symbol is
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The word the cost of a gallon of milk m is 0.50 dollars more than five times the cost of a gallon of water is w
represent the equation
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The equation is .
Substitute the value of in the original equation.
Subtract 0.50 from each side.
\Divide each side by 5.
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The cost of a gallon of water is 0.65 dollars.