Andy has 5 pots, and each pot can hold three over eight pound of soil. How much soil does he need to fill all of the pots?

Question

A. 13 one over three pounds
B. 4 five eighths pounds
C. 2 five eighths pounds
D. one and seven eighths pounds

Answer 1

To find out how much soil Andy needs, we need to multiply the amount of soil each pot can hold by the total number of pots.

5 pots * 3/8 pounds of soil per pot = 15/8 pounds of soil

However, we should simplify this fraction:

15/8 = 1 and 7/8 pounds of soil

So the answer is D, one and seven eighths pounds.