a shipment of sugar fills 4 1/3 containers. if each container holds 2 1/7 tons of sugar, what is the amount of sugar in the entire shipment?

To find the answer we need multiply the number of containers by number tons of sugar each container has.

(4 1/3) * (2 1/7).

To calculate, we need to convert mixed numbers into improper fractions.

4 1/3 = (4*3 + 1) / 3 = 13/3

2 1/7 = (2*7+1) / 7 = 15/7

(4 1/3) * (2 1/7) = (13/3) * (15/7) = (13*5) / 7 = 65/7 = 9 2/7 (tons)

Answer: 9 2/7 tons.