Question

Yao Xin puts 3/10 liters of potting soil in each pot for planting flowers. She has 17/3 liters of potting soil. How many pots can Yao Xin fill?

Answer 1

For this case defining variables we have:

x: total amount of liters of potting soil.

y: number of liters of potting soil in each pot.

We have then to find the number of pots we use the following expression:

$N = \frac{x}{y}$

Substituting values we have:

$N = \frac{\frac{17}{3}}{\frac{3}{10}}$

Rewriting we have:

$N = \frac{170}{9}$

$N = 18.8$

Rounding to the previous whole we have:

$N = 18$

Answer:

Yao Xin can fill 18 pots