Question

It takes 2/23 sacks of sugar to fill a canister. Each sack contains 3/4 pound of sugar. What expression can be used to solve for the number of pounds of sugar it takes to fill the canister?

Answer 1

Given:

1 canister =
`(2)/(23)` sacks of sugar

1 sack =
`(3)/(4)` pounds of sugar.

To find:

The expression that can be used to solve for the number of pounds of sugar it takes to fill the canister?

Solution:

We have,

1 sack =
`(3)/(4)` pounds of sugar.

So,

`(2)/(23)` sack =
`(2)/(23)* (3)/(4)` pounds of sugar.

1 canister =
`(2)/(23)* (3)/(4)` pounds of sugar.

1 canister =
`(3)/(46)` pounds of sugar.

Therefore, the expression
`(2)/(23)* (3)/(4)` is used to solve for the number of pounds of sugar it takes to fill the canister.