An art teacher has 1 and a half pounds of red clay and 3/4 pound of yellow clay. The teacher mixes the red clay and yellow clay together. Each student in the class needs 1/8 pound of clay mixture to finish the assigned art project for the class. How many students can get enough clay to finish the project?

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25 January, 04:21

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America Montes · Answer 1

Combine them to make 1 3/4. then make an improper fraction with a common denominator to make 14/8. then divide by 1/8 to get 14 students

Karma Weiss · Answer 2

1.5 +.75 = 2.25

2.25 = 2 1/4 = 9/4

9/4 ➗ 1/8 = 9*8 / 4*1 = 72/4 = 18

18 students