Question

Harley is loading 625 bags of cement onto small pallets. Each pallet holds 5 bags. How many pallets will Harley need?

Answer 1

Okay so what you do is as follows:

625/5 = 125.

Therefore 125 pallets are needed for 625 bags.

Answer 2

we know that

Each pallet holds
`5` bags

so

by proportion

Find the number of pallets needed for
`625` bags of cement

`(1)/(5) (pallet)/(bags) =(x)/(625) (pallets)/(bags)\\ \\5*x=625\\ \\x=625/5\\ \\x=125\ pallets`

therefore

the answer is

`125\ pallets`