Question

Katie is planting a garden for her science fair project . She needs 2/3 of a cup of soil to go in 8 different pots . How many cups of soil does she needs in total

Answer 1

Okay, so 2/3 times 8 would be 16/3 but to simplify that you would do 16 divided by 3 and you would get 5 1/3. I hope I got this right

Answer 2

Answer:

$5\frac{1}{3}$ cups.

Step-by-step explanation:

We have been that Katie is planting a garden for her science fair project . She needs 2/3 of a cup of soil to go in 8 different pots.

To find the amount of total soil needed, we will multiply amount needed for one pot by number of total pots.

$\text{Amount of total soil needed}=\frac{2}{3}\times 8$

$\text{Amount of total soil needed}=\frac{2\times 8}{3}$

$\text{Amount of total soil needed}=\frac{16}{3}$

$\text{Amount of total soil needed}=5\frac{1}{3}$

Therefore, Katie needs $5\frac{1}{3}$ cups of soil.