Question

Please help me!A bag holds 5 pounds of pet food. If Paul uses the 5 pounds of food to fill 6 plastic containers equally, how much pet food will each container hold?0.830.80.8030.83

Answer 1

We must divide the 5 pound bag in 6 different containers, therefore:

$\frac{5}{6}=0.83$

Each container will hold 0.83 pet food