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Mrs. Lia has 10 pounds of clay. She divides the clay into 1/2 pound blocks. If Mrs. Lia sets aside 3 of the blocks and gives the rest to her students, how many 1/2 pound blocks of clay does mrs. lia give to her students

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Answer:

17

Explanation:

User Andrew Palmer
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Answer:

17 blocks

Explanation:

1/2 = 0.5

10/0.5 = 20 blocks of clay

20 - 3 = 17 given to the students

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