Ernesto bought 3 bags of powdered sugar. He got a total of 6 1/3 cups of sugar. How many cups of sugar were in each bag?

Question

Ernesto bought 3 bags of powdered sugar. He got a total of 6 1/3 cups of sugar. How many cups of sugar were in each bag?

Answer 1

1. Convert 6 1/ 3 to an improper fraction.  They are easier to work with in these scenarios.

 

6 1/ 3 = 19/3

 

2. Divide 19/3 by 3 to find out how much sugar is in each bag.

 

19/3 ÷ 3

19/3 • 1/3

19/9

 

Each bag contains 19/9 cup of sugar (or 2 1/9 cups).