A chef had to fill up 4/5 of a container with mashed potatoes. He ended up using 2 4/6 pounds of mashed potatoes. How many pounds would he use if he had to fill the entire container?

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Akira Gibbs

Mathematics

21 June, 13:56

A chef had to fill up 4/5 of a container with mashed potatoes. He ended up using 2 4/6 pounds of mashed potatoes. How many pounds would he use if he had to fill the entire container?

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Leilani Randolph · Answer 1

(4/5) / (2 4/6) = 1/x ... 4/5 container to 2 4/6 lbs = 1 container to x lbs

lets simplify a little bit ...

(4/5) / (8/3) = 1/x

cross multiply because this is a proportion

(4/5) (x) = (8/3) (1)

4/5x = 8/3

x = 8/3 * 5/4

x = 40/12 reduces to 3 1/3 lbs to fill entire container