A shipment of sugar fills 10 containers. If each container holds 243 tons of sugar, what is the amount of sugar in the entire shipment?Write your answer as a mixed number in simplest form.
Q. A shipment of sugar fills 10 containers. If each container holds 243 tons of sugar, what is the amount of sugar in the entire shipment?Write your answer as a mixed number in simplest form.
Calculate Total Sugar: Calculate the total amount of sugar in one container. Each container holds 2(43) tons of sugar, which is equivalent to 2.75 tons when converted to a decimal for easier multiplication.Calculation: 2+43=2.75 tons
Multiply by Number of Containers: Multiply the amount of sugar in one container by the total number of containers to find the total amount of sugar in the shipment. There are 10 containers.Calculation: 2.75tons/container×10containers=27.5tons
Convert Total Amount: Convert the total amount of sugar back to a mixed number, since the problem asks for the answer in this form.Calculation: 27.5=2721 tons