Question

A chemist has 13 1/3 fluid ounces of a solution. How many containers can he fill if each container holds 5/12 ounces?

Answer 1

Answer is 32 containers of 5/12 ounces

Step by step

13 1/3 total divided by 5/12 containers

40/3 divided by 5/12

When you divide fractions you flip the divisor and multiply

40/3 x 12/5 = 32 containers of 5/12 ounces

Answer 2

The weight of the solution is 13 1/3 ounces.

Each container can contain 5/12 ounces.

The number of container required can be determined as,

`\begin{gathered} N=(13(1)/(3))/((5)/(12)) \\ =((40)/(3))/((5)/(12)) \\ =(40)/(3)*(12)/(5) \\ =32 \end{gathered}`

Thus, the requried number of containers is 32.