Beena bought 12 kg of sugar. After filling 11 containers of the same size, she had 3.2 kg left. How much sugar was there is 11 containers?

Options

A. 0.5 kg
B. 0.6 kg
C. 0.7 kg
D. 8.8 kg

Answer

To find out how much sugar was in the 11 containers, we can follow these steps:

### Step 1: Identify the total amount of sugar Beena bought.
Beena bought a total of 12 kg of sugar.

### Step 2: Identify the amount of sugar left after filling the containers.
After filling 11 containers, Beena had 3.2 kg of sugar left.

### Step 3: Calculate the amount of sugar used in the containers.
To find out how much sugar was used to fill the 11 containers, we can subtract the amount of sugar left from the total amount of sugar.

\[ \text{Amount of sugar in 11 containers} = \text{Total sugar} - \text{Sugar left} \]

Substituting the values:

\[ \text{Amount of sugar in 11 containers} = 12 \text{ kg} - 3.2 \text{ kg} \]

### Step 4: Perform the subtraction.
To make the subtraction easier, we can convert 12 kg into a decimal format:

\[ 12.00 \text{ kg} - 3.2 \text{ kg} \]

Now we can align the numbers for subtraction:

```
12.00
- 3.20
```

Now, subtract:

- From the hundredths place: 0 - 0 = 0
- From the tenths place: 0 - 2 = 8 (we borrow 1 from the units place)
- From the units place: 1 (after borrowing) - 3 = 8
- From the tens place: 1 - 0 = 1

So, the result is:

\[ 12.00 - 3.20 = 8.80 \text{ kg} \]

### Step 5: Conclusion
The amount of sugar in the 11 containers is **8.8 kg**.

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