Question

An art teacher has 47 1/3 pounds of clay.he wants to give each student in his class 2 1/2 pounds of clay. The teacher estimates that he has enough clay for 9 students. Is this the best estimates explain

Answer 1

47 1/3 = 142 / 3 total clay

2 1/2 = 5 / 2 clay required for each student

If we divide total clay by clay per student

(142 / 3) / (5 / 2) = 284 / 15 = 18.9

So he should have enough clay for 18 students