Question

A shipment of 6 1/4 tons of sugar is separated into containers of equal size. If the shipment fills 5 containers, how much sugar can one container hold

Answer 1

Each container can hold
`1(1)/(4)` tons of sugar

SOLUTION:

Given, A shipment of
`6(1)/(4)` tons of sugar is separated into containers of equal size.

The shipment fills 5 containers,

We have to find how much sugar can one container hold.

We know that, total sugar = number of containers x capacity of each container.

`6 (1)/(4) \text { tons of sugar }=5 \text { containers } * \text { capacity of } 1 \text { container }`

`(6 * 4+1)/(4)=5 * \text { capacity of } 1 \text { container }`

`\begin{array}{l}{\text { Capacity of } 1 \text { container } * 5=(25)/(4)} \\\ {\text { Capacity of } 1 \text { container }=(5)/(4)}\end{array}`

Hence, each container can hold
`1(1)/(4)` tons of sugar