Question

A potter use 3/5 of pound of clay to make a bowl. How many bowls could potter make 10 pound of clay?

Answer 1

Let x be the number of bowls the potter could make 10 pound of clay

3/5 pound= 1 bowl

10 pound = x

cross-multiply

`(3)/(5)x=10`

Multiply both-side of the equation by 5/3

`x=10*(5)/(3)`
`=(50)/(3)`

`=16\text{ }(2)/(3)`