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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?

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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.

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