Question

17 quarts of soil are used to completely fill 4 flower pots. If each pot holds the same amount of soil, how many quarts will each pot hold

Answer 1

Given:

17 quarts of soil are used to completely fill 4 flower pots.

To find:

The number of quarts hold by each pot if each pot holds the same amount of soil.

Solution:

Let $x$ be the number of quarts hold by each pot.

Total number of quarts hold by 4 flower pots = $4x$

It is given that, 17 quarts of soil are used to completely fill 4 flower pots.

$4x=17$

$x=\dfrac{17}{4}$

$x=4.25$

Therefore, the each pot holds 4.25 quarts of soil.