Question

A shipment of sugar fills 2 1/5 containers. If each container holds 3 3/4 tons of sugar, what is the amount of sugar in the entire shipment?

Answer 1

2 1/5 * 3 3/4 =
11/5 * 15/4 =
33/4 =
8 1/4 (or 8.25) tons <==

Answer 2

Answer:
`8(1)/(4)\text{ tons }`

Explanation:

Given : A shipment of sugar fills
`2(1)/(5)` containers.

it can be written as
`(11)/(5)`

Amount of sugar each container holds =
`3(3)/(4)` tons

it can be written as
`(15)/(4)`

Now, the amount of sugar in the entire shipment will be :_

`(15)/(4)*(11)/(5)=(33)/(4)=8(1)/(4)\text{ tons }`

Hence, the amount of sugar in the entire shipment =
`8(1)/(4)\text{ tons }`