Question

Reaner Recycling shreds 7/8 ton of aluminum each day.The machines can shred 1/24 ton aluminum per cycle.How many cycles will be needed to shred the aluminum?
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Answer 1

7/8 divided by 1/24= 7/8(24)= 168/8

168/8= 21

21 cycles will be needed to shred the aluminum.

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Answer 2

Answer:

21.

Step-by-step explanation:

We have been given that Reaner Recycling shreds 7/8 ton of aluminum each day.The machines can shred 1/24 ton aluminum per cycle.

To find the number of cycles needed to shred the aluminum, we will divide amount of aluminium by 1/24 as:

$\text{Number of cycles}=\frac{7}{8}\div \frac{1}{24}$

Convert into multiplication problem by flipping the 2nd fraction:

$\text{Number of cycles}=\frac{7}{8}\times \frac{24}{1}$

$\text{Number of cycles}=\frac{7}{1}\times \frac{3}{1}$

$\text{Number of cycles}=7\times 3$

$\text{Number of cycles}=21$

Therefore, 21 cycles will be needed to shred the aluminum.