Question

A shipment of 15 tons of sugar is separated into containers of equal size. If the shipment fills 4 1/6 containers, how much sugar can one container hold?

Answer 1

3(3/5) tons

Explanation:

A shipment of 15 tons of sugar is separated into containers of equal size.

if If the shipment fills 4 1/6 containers that 4 container and 1/6th of the 5th container

quantity of sugar in each container= 15/(25/6)= 15×6/25= 18/5 tons

18 divided by 5 gives you the answer