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Question:
A bag holds 5 pounds of pet food. If Paul uses the 5 pounds of food to fill 6 plastic containers equally, how much pet food will each container hold?

Options:
A. 0.08 pounds
B. 0.8 pounds
C. 0.803 repeating pounds
D. 0.83 repeating pounds

Answer 1

I think it's B. 0.8 pounds

Answer 2

Question :- A bag holds 5 pounds of pet food. If Paul uses the 5 pounds of food to fill 6 plastic containers equally, how much pet food will each container hold ?

Options:-

A. 0.08 pounds

B. 0.8 pounds

C. 0.803 repeating pounds

D. 0.83 repeating pounds

Solution :-

given,

→ A bag hold pet food = 5 pounds .

→ Total plastic containers filled equally = 6 .

So,

→ pet food each container hold = (Total pet food) / (Total plastic containers) = 5/6 = 5 ÷ 6

Dividing 5 by 6 now, using long division method :-

6 ) 5.000 (0.8333

-48

20

-18

20

-18

20

-18

2

Hence, each container hold (D)0.83 repeating pounds of pet food.

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