Question

Jerry is filling his sand pail and pouring the sand into a large bucket. Jerry’s Paul holds 2 3/4 and the large bucket holds 30 pounds of sand. Can the bucket hold 8 of Jerry’s pails full of sand?

Answer 1

Yes, the bucket can hold 8 of Jerry’s pails full of sand .

Step-by-step explanation:

Here we have , Jerry is filling his sand pail and pouring the sand into a large bucket. Jerry’s Paul holds 2 3/4 and the large bucket holds 30 pounds of sand.

We need to find that Can the bucket hold 8 of Jerry’s pails full of sand . Let's find out:

Jerry’s Paul holds 2 3/4 i.e. $2\frac{3}{4} = \frac{11}{4}$ pails and the large bucket holds 30 pounds of sand . So , for 8 of Jerry’s pails full of sand bucket will have:

⇒ $8(\frac{11}{4})$

⇒ $2(11)$

⇒ $22$

For 8 of Jerry’s pails full of sand bucket will have 22 pounds of sand , and bucket can hold till 30 pounds . So , the bucket can hold 8 of Jerry’s pails full of sand .