Question

Amir is operating a machine that adds sand to a concrete mixture. The machine adds 1/10 ton of sand to the mixture in 4/5 minute. Enter a number in each box to complete the statements. Write the ratio that compares 1/10 ton of sand to 4/5 minute. The ratio in ton(s) per minute(s) is $$ ​. Simplify the ratio to find the amount of sand added in one minute. ton(s) per minute

Answer 1

for the above question, we can first convert the fractions to decimals to make it easier to work with

1/10 of sand - 0.1 ton 

4/5 minute - 0.8 minute

Q1 - 

ratio 

0.1:0.8

since the ratio is in decimals we can convert it to whole numbers by multiplying by 10

1:8

Q2. amount of sand added in 0.8 minutes - 0.1 ton

       amount of sand added in 1 minute - 0.1/0.8 = 0.125 tons