Question

Gabriel has 15 ⅝ pounds of clay. He will use 7/10 pound to make each bowl. After making 8 bowls, Gabriel wonders how many more bowls he can make. How many more bowls can how make?

Answer 1

14

Explanation:

The total amount of bowls he can make given the pounds of clay and the pound needed to make a bowl =
`15(5)/(8)` ÷
`(7)/(10)`

=
`(125)/(8)` ÷
`(7)/(10)`

=
`(125)/(8)` ×
`(10)/(7)` = 22.32

Number of bowls he can more more = total amount of bowls that can be made - number of bowls already made

22.32 - 8 = 14.32 bowls

Rounding off to the nearest whole number gives 14