Question

Mateo buys 18 pounds of clay for an art project. He gives 6 pounds to his friend and divides the remaining amount of clay into 1/3 pound bags. How many 1/3 pound bags of clay can Mateo make?

a) 4
b) 12
c) 24
d) 36

Answer 1

After giving away 6 pounds of clay, Mateo has 12 pounds left, which allows him to make 36 bags of 1/3 pound each.

Step-by-step explanation:

When Mateo buys 18 pounds of clay and gives away 6 pounds, he is left with 18 - 6 = 12 pounds of clay.

To determine how many 1/3 pound bags Mateo can make, we divide the remaining clay by the weight of each bag.

So, 12 pounds divided by 1/3 pound per bag equals 36 bags.

Mateo can make 36 of the 1/3 pound bags of clay.

Therefore, the correct answer is d) 36.