Mr Frank purchased 5_1/4 pounds of rocks. He used 3/5 of a pound on one aquarium. He then split the rest of the rocks between hi

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valkas [14]

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Mr Frank purchased 5_1/4 pounds of rocks. He used 3/5 of a pound on one aquarium. He then split the rest of the rocks between hi

s three remaining aquariums. How many rocks will be in one aquarium?

Mathematics

1 answer:

riadik2000 [5.3K] · Answer 1 · 2022-05-01T05:26:12+03:00

Answer:

1_11/20 pounds, or 1.55 pounds.

Step-by-step explanation:

Since at the beginning, he had 5 1/4 pounds and used 3/5, we subtract the amount of pounds. We are then left with 93/20 pounds, which he then splits among 3 containers. Dividing by three, we then get 31/20 pounds in one aquarium, or 1 11/20 pounds in each aquarium or 1.55 pounds.