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Ms. Garcia, an art teacher, is buying supplies for her next unit on ceramics. Her 25 sixth graders are making mugs, and she estimates each one will use about 3/4 of a pound of clay. She also wants to have 20 pounds of clay for her seventh graders' sculptures. If Ms. Garcia has 5 2/5 pounds of clay leftover from last year, how much more clay does she need? Write your answer as a whole number, fraction, or mixed number. Simplify any fractions. pounds

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There should be 12 pounds left
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