Question

a group of art students used 20 pounds of clay. each student used 1/4 pound of clay. how many students used the clay

Answer 1

The answer is 4 people

Explanation:

If one student took 1/4 pound of clay then there would be i less quarter of clay for the other students. Think of it as 4 quarters, if one person only took one quarter then only 4 people are able to take a quarter. so if there are 4 quarters of clay only 4 people are gunna get clay.

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Answer 2

The answer is 80. If there is 20 pounds of clay used and each student used 1/4 of a pound. 20x4=80 there are 80 students.