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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?

User Joe Edgar
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Answer:

18 8/9

Explanation:

User Max Gasner
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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

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