Question

Jan began with 5/6 pound of modeling clay and used 1/5 of the clay to make decorative magnets. She divides the remaining clay into eight equal portions. What is the weight of the clay in each portion?

Answer 1

So she has 5/6 and 1/5. and they need to be split by 1/8 so do 5/6 divided by 1/5 and then do 4 1/6 divided by 1/8 to get 

Answer 2

Answer: Weight of the clay in each portion is given by

$\frac{1}{12}\text{ pounds }$

Step-by-step explanation:

Since we have given that

Weight of modelling clay is given by

$\frac{5}{6}\text{ pounds}$

Part of clay used to make decorative magnets is given by

$\frac{1}{5}$

Remaining part of clay is given by

$1-\frac{1}{5}=\frac{5-1}{5}=\frac{4}{5}$

So, Remaining part of clay is divided into 8 equal parts so,

Weight of each clay is given by

$\frac{4}{5}\times \frac{5}{6}\times \frac{1}{8}\\\\=\frac{1}{12}\text{ pounds }$

So, weight of the clay in each portion is given by

$\frac{1}{12}\text{ pounds }$