Question

a 9 pound bag of sugar is being split into containers that hold 2/3 of a pound. how many containers of sugar will the 9 pound bag create?

Answer 1

13 1/2

Explanation:

Answer 2

namely, how many times does 2/3 go into 9?

well


`\bf 9 / (2)/(3)\implies \cfrac{9}{(2)/(3)}\implies \cfrac{\quad (9)/(1)\quad }{(2)/(3)}\implies \cfrac{9}{1}\cdot \cfrac{3}{2}\implies \cfrac{27}{2} \\\\\\ \textit{2 goes \underline{13 times} into 27, with a \underline{remainder of 1}}\implies 13(1)/(2)`