Question

A construction company needs to remove 3 1/6 tons of dirt from a construction site. They can remove 5/8 tons of dirt each hour. What is the total number of hours it will take to remove the dirt?

Answer 1

This would be 3  1/6 divided by 5/8

3 1/6  = 19/6  so we have

19/6  / 5/8

= 19/6 * 8/5 = 19/3 * 4/5 =  76/15  = 5 1/15 hours answer