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a Potter uses 3/5 of a pound of clay to make a bowl. how many bowls could the Potter make with 10 pounds of clay?
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a Potter uses 3/5 of a pound of clay to make a bowl. how many bowls could the Potter make with 10 pounds of clay?

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Divide 10 pounds by 3/5 to find the number of bowls he can make.
(10)/( (3)/(5) ) = (50)/(3). but since he can't make a partial bowl, we round down, meaning that the potter makes 16 bowls.
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