Question

a box can hold 3 1/3 pounds of gold a chest can hold 2 3/5 times the amount of the box. how many pounds can the chest hold​

Answer 1

`(26)/(3)`pounds

Explanation:

Given parameters:

Mass of gold in the chest box =
`3(1)/(3)`pounds

Unknown:

Number of pounds of gold the chest can hold = ?

Solution:

The chest can hold
`2(3)/(5)`times the amount of the box ;

So;

Number of pounds of the gold in the chest can hold;

=
`2(3)/(5)` times x Mass of gold in the chest box

=
`(13)/(5)` x
`(10)/(3)`

=
`(26)/(3)`pounds