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A potter uses 3/5 of a pound of clay to make a bowl. How many bowls could the potter make from 10 pounds of clay?

Answer 1

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Answer 2

Total clay = 10 pounds

1 pot uses 3/5 of the clay

Divide the total clay by the clay needed for one 1 pot

10÷3/5

10*5/3 ( invert the fraction when change division to multiplication )

10*5/3= 16.67' approximate 16 pots

Answer 3

Answer 4

A potter uses 3/5 of a pound of clay to make a bowl. How many bowls could the potter make from 10 pounds of clay?

3/5 pounds of clay makes 1 bowl.

10 pounds of clay makes say x bowls.

Using proportions:

3/5 : 1 = 10 : x

Product of means = product of extremes

(3/5)x = 1 * 10

Multiplying by (5/3) on both sides:

x = 10 *(5/3) = 50/3 = 16 2/3 bowls.

Hence, 16 complete bowls and 2/3 of 17th bowl can be made from 10 pounds of clay. Since 2/3 bowl cannot be considered as one complete bowl, the answer is 16 bowls.