Given:
The factory managers decide to to give away [tex]\dfrac{1}{3}[/tex] of [tex]\dfrac{1}{9}[/tex] of a ton away as samples.
To find:
what fraction of a ton did they give away?
Solution:
According to the question, the factory managers decide to to give away [tex]\dfrac{1}{3}[/tex] of [tex]\dfrac{1}{9}[/tex] of a ton away as samples. So,
[tex]\text{Samples}=\dfrac{1}{3}\left(\dfrac{1}{9}(1\text{ ton})\right)[/tex]
[tex]\text{Samples}=\dfrac{1}{3}\times \dfrac{1}{9}\times (1\text{ ton})[/tex]
[tex]\text{Samples}=\dfrac{1}{27}\times (1\text{ ton})[/tex]
[tex]\text{Samples}=\dfrac{1}{27}(1\text{ ton})[/tex]
So, samples is [tex]\dfrac{1}{27}[/tex] of a ton.
Therefore, they give away [tex]\dfrac{1}{27}[/tex] of a ton as samples.
