Question

16 quarts of soil are used to completely fill 5 flower pots. If each pot holds the same amount of soil, how many quarts will each pot hold?

How many quarts of soil are used to fill 3 flower pots?

Answer 1

9.6 quarts

First, find the unit rate, which is that when you divide 16 and 5 and you will get 3.2, then you multiply it with 3 for the 3 flower pots, and that's how you end up with the answer