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Caitlin uses 4/5-pounds lumps of clay for projects she makes on The pottery wheel.the diagram below models how Caitlin will divide 3 pounds of clay for projects.

Caitlin uses 4/5-pounds lumps of clay for projects she makes on The pottery wheel-example-1
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Answer:

Option B.
2(2)/(5)

Explanation:

we know that


(4)/(5) +(4)/(5) +(4)/(5) =(12)/(5)\ pounds

Convert to mixed number


(12)/(5)=(10)/(5)+(2)/(5)=2(2)/(5)\ pounds

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