Question

Mrs. Lia has 10 pounds of clay. She divides the clay into 1/2 pound blocks. If Mrs. Lia sets aside 3 of the blocks and gives the rest to her students, how many 1/2 pound blocks of clay does mrs. lia give to her students

Answer 1

17

Explanation:

Answer 2

17 blocks

Explanation:

1/2 = 0.5

10/0.5 = 20 blocks of clay

20 - 3 = 17 given to the students