Question

4,000 pounds of sand is used to fill sand boxes. 1,000 pounds can fill the big sandbox, and the rest can fill 4 equal-sized smaller sandboxes. how much sand can be put in each of the smaller sandboxes?

Answer 1

750 pounds each

Explanation:

You start with 4000 pounds, and 1000 goes into the big sandbox.

Now you have 3000 pounds left.

These 3000 pounds must be divided into 4 sandboxes, which means

3000/4= Small sandbox capacity=750 pounds

Answer 2

The answer is 1500 pounds