Gabriel has 15 5/8 pounds of clay. He will use 7/10 pound to make each bowl. After making 8 bowls he wonders how many more bowls he can make.
7/10 x 8 = 5 6/10
15 5/8 - 5 6/10 = 10 1/40
10 1/40 / 7/10 = 14 9/28
so he can make 14 more bowls and 9/28 of another bowl so you round down to 14 complete bowls.
Answer:
He can make 14 more bowls.
Step-by-step explanation:
Given : Gabriel has \(15\frac{5}{8}\) pounds of clay. He will use \(\frac{7}{10}\) pound to make each bowl.
To find : After making 8 bowls he wonders how many more bowls he can make ?
Solution :
Gabriel has \(15\frac{5}{8}=\frac{125}{8}\) pounds of clay.
For 1 bowl he use \(\frac{7}{10}\) pound.
For 8 bowl he use \(\frac{7}{10}\times 8\) pound.
For 8 bowl he use \(\frac{56}{10}\) pound.
The clay left to make rest bowl is given by,
\(r=\frac{125}{8}-\frac{56}{10}\)
\(r=\frac{1250-448}{80}\)
\(r=\frac{802}{80}\)
From \(\frac{7}{10}\) pound of clay he make 1 bowl.
From \(\frac{802}{80}\) pound of clay he can make \(\frac{\frac{802}{80}}{\frac{7}{10}}\) bowl.
From \(\frac{802}{80}\) pound of clay he can make \(\frac{802\times 10}{80\times 7}\) bowl.
From \(\frac{802}{80}\) pound of clay he can make \(14.3\) bowl.
i.e. Approximately he can make 14 more bowls.