Question

Nate picked 5 2/3 pounds of berries. He divided them evenly among 3 containers. How many pounds of berries did Nate put in each container?

Write your answer as a fraction or as a whole or mixed number.

Answer 1

 $1\frac{8}{9}$  pounds of berries did Nate put in each container .

Step-by-step explanation:

Here we have , Nate picked 5 2/3 pounds of berries. He divided them evenly among 3 containers. We need to find How many pounds of berries did Nate put in each container . Let's find out:

Nate picked 5 2/3 pounds of berries . And than he divided these equally among 3 containers , that means one third part of amount of Nate berries is in every container , i.e.

⇒ $(5\frac{2}{3})(\frac{1}{3})$

⇒ $(\frac{5(3)+2}{3})(\frac{1}{3})$

⇒ $(\frac{15)+2}{3})(\frac{1}{3})$

⇒ $(\frac{17}{3})(\frac{1}{3})$

⇒ $\frac{17}{9}$

⇒ $\frac{9(1)+8}{9}$

⇒ $1\frac{8}{9}$

Therefore ,  $1\frac{8}{9}$  pounds of berries did Nate put in each container .