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7 August, 13:06

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?

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  1. 7 August, 13:26
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    We are writing proportion:

    1 bowl

    10 pound of clay - x bowl

    We are looking for x which is amount of bowl

    After cross multiplication:

    x=10

    x = = 16,66, so from 10 pounds we will make 16 bowls.
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