40 poundsof sugar is packed into packets of 1/16 pounds each. how many packets of sugarare there.

Given equation : 40 pounds of sugar are packed into packets of 1/16 pounds each,

Find how many packets of sugar are there:

=> 40 pounds = 1/16, this means that the 40 pounds of sugar is divided in 16 parts.

Thus we need to divide 40 by 16 to get the correct answer:

=> 40 / 16

=> 2.5 or 2 and ½

There are 2.5 or 2 and ½ pounds of sugar packets packed into 1/16 pounds.