a shipment of sugar fills 4 1/3 containers. if each container holds 2 1/7 tons of sugar, what is the amount of sugar in the enti

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emmasim [6.3K] · Answer 1 · 2022-08-13T00:58:58+03:00

To find the answer we need multiply the number of containers by number tons of sugar each container has.

(4 1/3 )*(2 1/7).

To calculate , we need to convert mixed numbers into improper fractions.

4 1/3 = (4*3 +1)/3 = 13/3

2 1/7 = (2*7+1)/7 =15/7

(4 1/3 )*(2 1/7) = (13/3) * (15/7) = (13*5)/7 = 65/7 = 9 2/7 (tons)

Answer: 9 2/7 tons.