Question

A scientist is filling beakers of water for an experiment. He begins with 3 liters of water in a large container and each beaker holds 2/5 of a liter of water. How many beakers can the scientist fill? *

Answer 1

7 beakers

Explanation:

going by filling the beakers it goes 2/5 4/5 7/5 (1 2/5) 1 4/5 2 1/5 2 3/5 3 beakers. Count that and it equals 7 beakers using 3 liters of water.