A basket of blueberries has a mass of 2 1/2 kilograms . How many of these baskets can be filled from a large container that contains 200 kilograms of blueberries
8 years ago
Answered By Darren P
The easiest way to do this is to convert into a decimal. 1/2 is 1 divided by 2 which equals .5. So the basket holds 2.5 kg. Now simply divide 200 by 2.5. The answer is 80. To check your answer, multiply 80 by 2.5. If the answer is 200, you know you've done it correctly!
8 years ago
Answered By Darren P
The easiest way to do this is to convert into a decimal. 1/2 is 1 divided by 2 which equals .5. So the basket holds 2.5 kg. Now simply divide 200 by 2.5. The answer is 80. To check your answer, multiply 80 by 2.5. If the answer is 200, you know you've done it correctly!