Kyle is collecting aluminum cans in 4 recycling boxes. Each box is 16
full of cans. If Kyle puts all of the cans into one box, which equation shows the fraction of the box that is filled with cans?
If Kyle puts all the cans in one box, there will be 4 boxes worth or 4 x 16 = 64 cans in total.
To find the fraction of the box that is filled with cans, we need to divide the number of cans by the capacity of the box:
Fraction of box filled = Number of cans / Box capacity
Fraction of box filled = 64 / 16
Fraction of box filled = 4/1 or simply 4
So when Kyle puts all of the cans into one box, the box will be completely filled, represented by the fraction 4/4 or simply 1.
Kyle is collecting aluminum cans in 4 recycling boxes. Each box is 16
full of cans. If Kyle puts all of the cans into one box, which equation shows the fraction of the box that is filled with cans?