Question

please i need help lol The amount of clay students used for their last art project is weighed. The line plot displays the amounts of clay. How much more clay did the students who used of a pound use than the students who used of a pound?

Answer 1

2 1/4

Explanation:

We need to see how much clay they used if each person in that group used 3/4 clay. There are 4 people in the group.

=> 3/4 x 4 = 12/4 = 3

Now, we need to see how much clay they used if each person in that group used 1/4 clay. There are 3 people in the group

=> 1/4 x 3 = 3/4

Now, we need to see how much more clay was used.

=>3 - 3/4

=> 3/1 - 3/4

=> Take the LCM of the denominators and make the denominators equal.

=> 12/4 - 3/4

=> 9/4

They used 9/4 more clay.

Since there are no options with 9/4, we need to make this improper fraction into a proper fraction.

=> 9/4 = 2 1/4

They used 2 1/4 more clay.