Mrs. bell has a 256-ounce bag of potting soil. what is the greatest number of 6-ounce pots she can completely fill with soil?

Take 256 (the amount of soil she has) and divide it by 6 (how much the pots can hold)

256 / 6 = 42.66 ...

We look at the question and see that we need to know how many we can completely fill, so she can only fill 42 pots completely.

42 6 ounce pots. All you need to do is 256 divided by 6. She'll have some soil left over.