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a Potter uses three fifths 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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a Potter uses three fifths 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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3/5 - 1 bowl
10 - x bowls

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

He can make 16 bowls.
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