Question

Fred has 6 3/4 pounds of dry fish food. He will put an equal amount of food into 5 containers. How much fish food will be in each container?Fred has 6 3/4 pounds of dry fish food. He will put an equal amount of food into 5 containers. How much fish food will be in each container?

Answer 1

Quantity of dry fish food with Fred :-

`= 6 (3)/(4) \: pounds`

Number of containers he will divide it into = 5

Quantity of food in each container :-

`= 6(3)/(4) / 5`

`= ((4 * 6 + 3))/(4) / 5`

`= ((24 + 3))/(4) / (5)/(1)`

`= (27)/(4) / (5)/(1)`

`= (27)/(4) / (1)/(5)`

`= (27 * 1)/(4 * 5)`

`= (27)/(20)`

`= 1 (7)/(20)`

Therefore , each container contains :-

`1 (7)/(20) \: pounds \: of \:d ry \: fish \: food \: .`

Answer 2

1 7/20 lbs

Explanation:

6¾ ÷ 5

27/4 ÷ 5/1

multiply by the reciprocal

27/4 × 1/5 = 27/20 = 1 7/20