Question

A scientist placed 136.8 grams of chemicals in a beaker. He then divided the mixtureevenly into four dishes.How much of the mixture did each dish contain?

Answer 1

The total mass of the chemicals is 136.8 grams.

There are 4 dishes that the mixture is equally divided into.

To find the amount of mixture in each dish, we will divide the total mass by 4:

$\Rightarrow\frac{136.8}{4}=34.2$

Therefore, the amount of chemical in each dish is 34.2 grams.