Question

Bowl holds 2/3 cup of soil. 16 full bowls filled the container. How many cups of soil did the container hold?

Answer 1

10 2/3 cups

Explanation:

16 bowls of soil are needed to fill the container

Each bowl is 2/3 of a cup

16 *2/3 = 32/3 cups

Changing this from an improper fraction to a mixed number

32/3 = 10 2/3 cups