Question

a container holds 18 identical boxes. determine how many containers can be filled completely by 300 similar boxes​

Answer 1


`(50)/(3)`

Decimal Form: 16.666...

Mixed Number:
`16(2)/(3)`

Explanation:

Rewrite it into a fraction

`(1)/(18) =(x)/(300)`

Find x

Step 1: Cross Multiply

18 ⋅ x = 18x

1 ⋅ 300 = 300

Step 2: Turn into a ratio

18x : 300

Step 3: Divide Both sides by 18

`(18x)/(18) =(300)/(18)`

Cancel the 18's in
`(18x)/(18)` by themselves, that leaves us with x

`x = (300)/(18)`

Step 4: Simplify

`x = (50)/(3)`

Decimal Form: 16.666...

Mixed Number:
`16(2)/(3)`

Answer 2

16

Explanation:

300/18 is 16.6 but then the box isn't completely full so round down to get 16.