Question

A shipment of 8 tons of sugar is separated into containers of equal size. If 3+ 3/5 containers, how much sugar can one container hold?Write your answer as a mixed number in simplest form.

Answer 1

`2(2)/(9)`

Step-by-step explanation:

Since there are 8 tons of sugar in total, and there is a total of 3 + 3 / 5 containers, to find the amount each container :

divide the total of sugar/total amount of container

`(8)/(3+(3)/(5))\text{ = }(8)/((18)/(5))\text{ = }(8*5)/(18)=(40)/(18)=(20)/(9)=2+(2)/(9)=2(2)/(9)`