20 pounds of soil are to be placed in containers. Each container will hold 3 3/4 pounds of soil.

Question

20 pounds of soil are to be placed in containers. Each container will hold 3 3/4 pounds of soil. How many full containers will there be? How much of another container will be filled?

Answer 1

3 3/4 = 3.75

 

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3.75|20.00

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            5.3

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375|2000.0

      -1875

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          1250

         -1125

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             125  So we have a repeating 3, which is 1/3.

5 containers full, 1/3 of another filled.