Answer:
8 pots.
Step-by-step explanation:
Given:
Casey for 50 pounds of dirt, she used 10 pounds to fill a hole in the yard.
From remaining dirt, she filled pots with 5 pounds of soil in each pot.
Question asked:
How many pots could Casey fill ?
Solution:
Total quantity of dirt, Casey has = 50 pounds
She used quantity of dirt to fill a hole in the yard = 10 pounds
Remaining quantity of dirt = 50 pounds - 10 pounds = 40 pounds
Now, as given that from remaining dirt, she filled pots with 5 pounds of soil in each pot and we have to find number of pot filled, <u>we will simply divide remaining dirt by quantity of dirt filled in each pot</u>
40 5 = 8 pots
Thus, Casey can fill 8 pots having 5 pounds in each pot.