Question

5. Evie and sophia are planning a cement patio by their swimming pool. A contractor says the cement will weigh 61⁄3 tons. How many loads, , will it take for evie and sophia to haul all of the cement in their pickup truck, which can carry 3⁄4 ton?

Answer 1

divide 6 1/3 by 3/4
first, convert 6 1/3 to an improper fraction
6 1/3 --> 19/3
make the denominators match
19/3 --> 76/12
3/4 --> 9/12
then multiply 76/12 by the reciprocal of 9/12 (which is 12/9)
cross reduce, you get 76/9
convert back to a mixed number
76/9 --> 8 4/9
it would take 9 loads