a shipment of sugar fills 2 2/3 containers. If each container holds 2 1/7 tons of sugar, what is the amount of sugar in the entire shipment?

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1 container = 2 1/7 tons 2 2/3 container = (2 2/3)(2 1/7) tons (2 2/3)(2 1/7) (8/3)(15/7) convert to improper fraction 120/21 multiply 5 15/21 5 5/7 The shipment is five and five-sevenths tons.