Question

an art teacher has 1 1/2 pounds of red clay and 3/4 pound of yellow clay.The teacher mixes the red clay and yellow clay together.Each student in the class needs 1/8 pound of clay mixture to finish the assigned art project for the class.How many students can get enough clay to finish the project

Answer 1

Step $1$

Find the sum of red clay and yellow clay

we know that

$1\frac{1}{2} =\frac{2*1+1}{2} = \frac{3}{2}$

so

$\frac{3}{2} +\frac{3}{4} =\frac{(2*3+3)}{4} =\frac{9}{4} \ pound\ of \ clay\ mixture$

Step $2$

Divide the total pound of clay mixture by $\frac{1}{8}$

so

$\frac{\frac{9}{4}}{\frac{1}{8}} =\frac{72}{4} = 18\ students$

therefore

the answer is

The total of students is $18$

Answer 2

1 1/2 plus 3/4 equal 9/4, and 9/4 divided by 1/8 equal 18