Question

Miranda loves to cook with fresh herbs. So, she decides to plant 8 different herbs and keep the small pots on her kitchen windowsill. She starts with a 2-kilogram bag of soil and puts the same amount of soil in each pot. If she uses all of the soil, how many grams does she add to each pot?

Answer 1

250 grams

Explanation:

First, determine how many grams are in a kilogram. In 2 kilograms, there are 2,000 grams. Divide 2000 by 8.

2000/8=250

Each pot gets 250 grams.

Answer 2

250 g

Explanation:

You want to know the number of grams in one share if 2 kg of potting soil is shared evenly among 8 pots.

Units

The mass is given in kilograms, and the question asks for the number of grams. We need to make use of the fact that "kilo-" is a prefix meaning 1000, so 2 kilograms is 2 × 1000 grams = 2000 grams.

Share

Dividing 2000 grams into 8 equal parts gives ...

(2000 g)/(8 pots) = (2000/8) g/pot = 250 g/pot

Miranda adds 250 grams of soil to each pot.

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