Question

a container holds 18 identical boxes. determine how many containers can be filled completely by 300 similar boxes​

Answer 1

Answer:

$\frac{50}{3}$

Decimal Form: 16.666...

Mixed Number: $16\frac{2}{3}$

Step-by-step explanation:

Rewrite it into a fraction

$\frac{1}{18} =\frac{x}{300}$

Find x

Step 1: Cross Multiply

18 ⋅ x = 18x

1 ⋅ 300 = 300

Step 2: Turn into a ratio

18x : 300

Step 3: Divide Both sides by 18

$\frac{18x}{18} =\frac{300}{18}$

Cancel the 18's in $\frac{18x}{18}$ by themselves, that leaves us with x

$x = \frac{300}{18}$

Step 4: Simplify

$x = \frac{50}{3}$

Decimal Form: 16.666...

Mixed Number: $16\frac{2}{3}$

Answer 2

Answer:

16

Step-by-step explanation:

300/18 is 16.6 but then the box isn't completely full so round down to get 16.