Question

A shipment of sugar fills 2 1/5 containers. If each container holds 3 3/4 tons of sugar, what is the amount of sugar in the entire shipment?

Answer 1

Answer: $8\dfrac{1}{4}\text{ tons }$

Step-by-step explanation:

Given : A shipment of sugar fills $2\dfrac{1}{5}$ containers.

it can be written as $\dfrac{11}{5}$

Amount of sugar each container holds = $3\dfrac{3}{4}$ tons

it can be written as $\dfrac{15}{4}$

Now, the amount of sugar in the entire shipment will be :_

$\dfrac{15}{4}\times\dfrac{11}{5}=\dfrac{33}{4}=8\dfrac{1}{4}\text{ tons }$

Hence, the amount of sugar in the entire shipment =$8\dfrac{1}{4}\text{ tons }$

Answer 2

2 1/5 * 3 3/4 =
11/5 * 15/4 =
33/4 =
8 1/4 (or 8.25) tons <==