Question

Yao Xin puts 3/10 liters of potting soil in each pot for planting flowers. She has 5 2/3 liters of potting soil. How many pots can Yao Xin fill?

Answer 1

18 8/9 pots

Explanation:

Total potting soil = 5 2/3 liters

Potting soil per pot = 3/10 liters

How many pots can Yao Xin fill?

Number of pots Yao Xin can fill = Total potting soil / Potting soil per pot

= 5 2/3 liters ÷ 3/10 liters

= 17/3 ÷ 3/10

= 17/3 × 10/3

= (17*10) / (3*3)

= 170/9

= 18 8/9

Number of pots Yao Xin can fill = 18 8/9 pots