Question

The landscaper has 122 5/8 pounds of mulch to distribute to six homes. How much mulch will each home recieve if they are to distribute the mulch equally?

Answer 1

For this case we have that the pounds of mulch must be distributed equally to six homes. Then we must make a division.

We convert the mixed number to a fraction:

`122  \frac {5} {8} = \frac {8 * 122 + 5} {8} = \frac {976 + 5} {8} = \frac {981} {8}`

Now we make the division for six houses:

`\frac {\frac {981} {8}} {6} = \frac {981} {48} = 20.4375`

Thus, each house corresponds to 20.4375 pounds of mulch.

ANswer:

Each house should have 20.4375 pounds of mulch.