Question

each student needs 3/4 sticks of clay to do an art project. If 14 students wanted to do this art project, how many sticks of clay would they need?

Answer 1

Answer:

10 1/2 sticks of clay

Step-by-step explanation:

14 × 3/4

14=14/1

14/1 × 3/4

multiply numerators

14 × 3 = 42

multiply denominators

1 × 4 = 4

42/4

simplify

21/2

convert improper fraction to mixed fraction

10 1/2