Question

1A shipment of sugar fills 4 1/5containers. If each container holds 2 1/3 tons of sugar, what is the amount of sugar in the entire shipment? Write your answer as a mixed number in simplest form

Answer 1

Answer:

9 4/5 tons of sugar.

Explanation:

The number of containers in a shipment of sugar = 4 1/5 containers

Amount of sugar in each container = 2 1/3 tons

Therefore, the amount of sugar in the entire shipment is:

$\begin{gathered} =4\frac{1}{5}\times2\frac{1}{3} \\ =\frac{21}{5}\times\frac{7}{3} \\ =\frac{7\times7}{5} \\ =\frac{49}{5} \\ =9\frac{4}{5}\text{ tons} \end{gathered}$

There are 9 4/5 tons of sugar in the entire shipment.