Question

you have 140 lb of clay to use for making bowls and vases You need 5 pounds of clay for each bowl in 4 pounds for each vase right and inequality describing the possible numbers of bowls and vases that you can make

Answer 1

The equation would be 5b+4v=140. B=#of bowls and V=#of vases

140 divided by 2 =70

70 divided by 5 equals 14

70 divided by 4 = 17 you would be left with 2 lbs of clay