Question

finn divided a 5-pound bag of flour into 3 equally-sized containers. what fraction of pound of flour did he put into each container​

Answer 1

Answer:

$\frac{5}{3}\ lb$

Step-by-step explanation:

we know that

Finn divided a 5-pound bag of flour into 3 equally-sized containers

so

To find out what fraction of pound of flour did he put into each container​

Divide the total pound of flour by the number of containers

Let

x ----> the total pound of flour

y ---> the number of containers

we have

$x=5\ lb$

$y=3$

$\frac{5}{3}\ lb$