Question

A shipment of 6 1/4 tons of sugar is separated into containers of equal size. If the shipment fills 5 containers, how much sugar can one container hold

Answer 1

Each container can hold $1\frac{1}{4}$ tons of sugar

SOLUTION:

Given, A shipment of $6\frac{1}{4}$ tons of sugar is separated into containers of equal size.  

The shipment fills 5 containers,

We have to find how much sugar can one container hold.

We know that, total sugar = number of containers x capacity of each container.

$6 \frac{1}{4} \text { tons of sugar }=5 \text { containers } \times \text { capacity of } 1 \text { container }$

$\frac{6 \times 4+1}{4}=5 \times \text { capacity of } 1 \text { container }$

$\begin{array}{l}{\text { Capacity of } 1 \text { container } \times 5=\frac{25}{4}} \\\ {\text { Capacity of } 1 \text { container }=\frac{5}{4}}\end{array}$

Hence, each container can hold $1\frac{1}{4}$ tons of sugar