Question

2. Andre poured 27 ounces of rice into 6 containers. If all containers have the same
amount of rice, how many ounces are in each container?
a. Write an equation to represent the situation. Use a "?" to represent the unknown
quantity.

Answer 1

Answer:

4.5 ounces

Step-by-step explanation:

if you divide the amount of ounces (27) by the number of each container (6) you can find how many ounces are in each container. [27÷6=4.5]

Answer 2

Answer: 4.5 ounces in each container.

Let, a = The amount of rice in each container.

So, 1 container has = a ounce.

6 containers have = 6a ounces.

Given that 6 containers have 27 ounces.

Comparing we make the equation:

$6a=27\\a=\frac{27}{6}\\a=4.5$

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