A trader has eight bags each containing 9kg of sugar. If he wants to put the sugar into new bags each containing 6kg. How many of the new bags will be required
If each bag contains 9kg of sugar and the trader wants to put the sugar into bags containing 6kg, this means that each new bag will contain 9/6 = <<9/6=1.5>>1.5 bags
Since the trader has eight bags each containing 9kg of sugar, a total of 8*1.5 = <<8*1.5=12>>12 new bags will be required. Answer: \boxed{12}.
To find out how many new bags will be required, you need to divide the total weight of the sugar in the original bags by the weight of each new bag.
First, let's calculate the total weight of sugar in the original bags:
Weight of sugar in each bag = 9 kg
Number of bags = 8
Total weight of sugar in original bags = Weight of sugar in each bag * Number of bags
= 9 kg * 8
= 72 kg
Now, let's calculate how many new bags are required:
Weight of each new bag = 6 kg
Number of new bags required = Total weight of sugar in original bags / Weight of each new bag
= 72 kg / 6 kg
= 12 new bags
Therefore, the trader will require 12 new bags to transfer the sugar from the original bags, each containing 9kg, to new bags of 6kg each.
To determine the number of new bags required, we need to divide the total weight of the sugar in the eight bags by the weight of each new bag.
Total weight of sugar in the eight bags = 8 bags × 9kg/bag = 72kg
Weight of each new bag = 6kg
Number of new bags required = Total weight of sugar / Weight of each new bag
Number of new bags required = 72kg / 6kg = 12 new bags
Therefore, the trader will require 12 new bags to transfer the sugar from the eight bags.