Question

Shelby is collecting 151/2 pounds of pebbles for a geology experiment. If she collects the pebbles in buckets that hold 35/8 pounds of weight how many bucketscan she need

Answer 1

4.27

Explanation:

Shelby is collecting 15 1/2 pounds of Peebles for his geology experiment

She collects the pebbles in a bucket that holds 3 5/8 weight pounds

Therefore the number of buckets that will he required can be calculated as follows

= 15 1/2 ÷ 3 5/8

= 31/2 ÷ 29/8

= 31/2 × 8/29

= 124/29

= 4.27