Step-by-step explanation:
A potter can make 6 small plates in one hour, h.
=> So to make 1 small plates, a potter needs: 1/6 hour
Yesterday, the number of small plates the potter made was:
=> Number of small plates = Total plates - Number of large plates= 23 - 5 = 18 plates
=> Hours the potter needed to make 18 small plates were: <em>Number of plates x Hour to make 1 plate = 18 x (1/6) = 3 hours</em>
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<em>=> Hours the potter spent working on small plates were 3 hours.</em>
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<em>The equation is: </em>
<em>Hours spent working on small plates </em>
<em>= Number of small plates made x Time to make 1 small plates </em>
<em>= (1/6) x number of small plates made (hours)</em>
