Question

Yao xin puts 3/10 liters of potting soil in each pot for planting flowers. She has 5 2/3 _________? 1) liters of potting soil 2) liters of water 3) liters of fertilizer 4) liters of plant food

Answer 1

Given 5 2/3 liters of soil and using 3/10 liters for each pot, Yao Xin can fill approximately 18 pots with the available soil.

Step-by-step explanation:

The problem is asking how many floral pots Yao Xin can fill given the quantity of soil available. We already know that Yao Xin puts 3/10 liters of soil in each pot. She has 5 2/3 liters of potting soil. To find the number of pots she can fill, we will divide the total amount of soil she has by the amount she uses for each pot.

1. First, convert the mixed number 5 2/3 to an improper fraction. We get (5 * 3 + 2)/3 = 17/3 liters of soil.
2. Since she uses 3/10 liters of soil per pot, we divide 17/3 by 3/10 to get the number of pots. The division of fractions is accomplished by multiplying the first fraction by the reciprocal of the second.
3. Therefore, (17/3) * (10/3) = 170/9 is approximately 18.89.

As she cannot fill a pot partially, she will be able to fill approximately 18 pots with the soil.

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