Question

Eric has 4 ⅘ pounds of equipment to box. In each box you can only put 4/5 pounds of equipment. How many boxes does Eric need to put the equipment? The answer is =

Answer 1

6

Explanation:

4 and 4/5 = 4.8

4/5 = 0.8

So to find how many boxes Eric needs, divide the total pounds of equipment by the pounds he can put in each box.

So, 4.8 / 0.8

And get 6

So Eric needs 6 boxes.