Question

Leo bought 50 lbs of clay for his art projects. He used 12.5 lbs to make a sculpture, and 0.72 lbs for each mug. How many mugs did Leo make if he had 27.42 lbs of clay left over?

Answer 1

Total number of mug = 14 mugs

Explanation:

Given:

Total amount of Clay Leo bought = 50 lbs

Total amount of Clay left = 27.42 lbs

Total amount of Clay used in sculpture = 12.5 lbs

Amount of clay each muh need = 0.72 lbs

Find;

Total number of mug

Computation:

Assume;

Total number of mug = a

So,

Total amount of Clay Leo bought = Total amount of Clay left + Total amount of Clay used in sculpture + (Amount of clay each muh need)(Amount of clay each muh need)

50 = 27.42 + 12.5 + (0.72)(a)

50 = 39.92 + (0.72)(a)

(0.72)(a) = 10.08

a = 14

Total number of mug = 14 mugs