a shipment of sugar fills 5 containers of the same size. If the total amount of sugar is 10 5/6 tons, how much sugar can one container hold?

Question

please write answer as a mixed number in simplest form.

Answer 1

10 5/6 = 65/6

 

(65/6)/5 = (65/6)(1/5) = 13/6 = 2 1/6 tons

Answer 2

10 5/6 ÷ 5

(10 + 5/6) ÷ 5

10/5 + (5/6)/5

2 + 1/6

2 1/6