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A potter uses 3/5 pound of clay to make a bowl how many bowls can he make with 10pounds
[tex] \frac{10}{1} [/tex]÷[tex] \frac{3}{5} [/tex] This is the equation. Since you are dividing, you must flip-flop the second fraction that you are using to divide. [tex] \frac{3}{5} [/tex]=[tex] \frac{5}{3} [/tex] Once you do that, you must multiply accross. Now it is [tex] \frac{10}{1} [/tex]×[tex] \frac{5}{3} [/tex]=[tex] \frac{50}{3} [/tex] Now you must divide the numerator(the top) by the denominator(the bottom) 50÷3=16[tex] \frac{2}{3} [/tex] or 16.66---
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