A shipment of 9 1/6 tons of sugar is separated into containers of equal size Of the shipment fills 5 containers, how much sugar can one container hold?

Answer 1

This looks like you just need to divide

9 1/6 ÷ 5

Or set up a proportion and cross multiply

9 1/6 to 5 = x to 1

Either way you need to apply the rules for dividing fractions to get an answer, give it a try.

I get 1 5/6 ton per container.

Answer 2

Total 9 1/6 tons. First change mixed fraction into improper fraction: Numerator = 9*6+1 = 55. Denominator unchanged, so get 55/6. Now divide 55/6 by 5.

55

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6*5

Five goes into 55, 11 times, so end up with:

11/6 tons in each.

Now divide 11 by 6 to end up with 1 remainder 5, which is expressed as mixed fraction 1 5/6