Question

An art teacher has 1 1/2 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 the clay mixture to finish the assigned art project for the class. How many students can enough clay to finish the project?

Answer 1

just think about it. How much clay was used?

1 1/2 + 3/4 = 1 2/4 + 3/4 = 1 5/4 = 9/4 lbs

Now, if each student uses 1/8 lb, the 1 whole pound is enough for 8 students, right?

So 8 * 9/4 = 72/4 = 18 students can be satisfied.

Or, since 1/4 lb = 2/8 lb, each 1/4 lb of clay will provide 2 students. Since there are 9/4 lb of clay, that's enough for 9*2 = 18 students.

Answer 2

you shoud do the anser step by step

Answer 3

Same response as your when I do it on my own