Question

Yao Xin puts \dfrac{3}{10} 10 3 ? start fraction, 3, divided by, 10, end fraction liters of potting soil in each pot for planting flowers. She has 5\dfrac{2}{3}5 3 2 ? 5, start fraction, 2, divided by, 3, end fraction liters of potting soil. How many pots can Yao Xin fill?

Answer 1

170/9

Explanation:

Answer 2

She can fill 19 pots.

Explanation:

Yao Xin puts
`(3)/(10)` liters of potting soil in each pot.

Suppose, the number of pots Yao Xin can fill is
`x`

So, the total amount of potting soil in
`x` number of pots will be:
`(3)/(10)x` liters.

Given that, she has
`5(2)/(3) or (17)/(3)` liters of potting soil. So, the equation will be........

`(3)/(10)x= (17)/(3) \\ \\ x=(17)/(3)* (10)/(3)= (170)/(9)=18(8)/(9)`

So, she can fill pots.