Yao Xin puts 3/10 liters of potting soil in each pot for planting flowers. She has 17/3 liters of potting soil. How many pots can Yao Xin fill?

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asked Sep 19, 2019 138k views

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Andy Triggs · Answer 1 · 2019-09-24T12:31:13+0000

For this case defining variables we have:

x: total amount of liters of potting soil.

y: number of liters of potting soil in each pot.

We have then to find the number of pots we use the following expression:

N = (x)/(y)

Substituting values we have:

N = ((17)/(3))/((3)/(10))

Rewriting we have:

N = (170)/(9)

N = 18.8

Rounding to the previous whole we have:

N = 18

Answer:

Yao Xin can fill 18 pots