Question

finn divided a 5-pound bag of flour into 3 equally-sized containers. what fraction of pound of flour did he put into each container​

Answer 1

`(5)/(3)\ lb`

Explanation:

we know that

Finn divided a 5-pound bag of flour into 3 equally-sized containers

so

To find out what fraction of pound of flour did he put into each container​

Divide the total pound of flour by the number of containers

Let

x ----> the total pound of flour

y ---> the number of containers

we have

`x=5\ lb`

`y=3`

`(5)/(3)\ lb`