larry is shipping nails that weigh a total of 53 pounds. He divides the nails equally among 4 shipping boxes. How many pounds of nails does he put in each box?
He puts 13.25 pounds or 13 1/4 pounds of nails in each box, because 53 divided by 4 is 13.25.
Given
larry is shipping nails that weigh a total of 53 pounds.
He divides the nails equally among 4 shipping boxes
Find out How many pounds of nails does he put in each box.
To proof
As given in the question
shipping nails total weigh = 53 pound
He divides the nails equally among 4 shipping boxes.
\(each\ shipping\ box\ weigh = \frac{53}{4}\)
weigh of each shipping box = 13.25 pound
Hence proved