Question

A shipment of sugar fills 4 3/8 containers. If each container holds 2 1/7

tons of sugar, what is the amount of sugar in the entire shipment?
Write your answer as a mixed number in simplest form.

Answer 1

9 3/8 tons

Explanation:

Answer 2

9 3/8 tons

Explanation:

The product is ...

(4 3/8 containers)(2 1/7 tons/container) = (35/8)(15/7) tons = 75/8 tons

= 9 3/8 tons . . . of sugar in the shipment