Question

Mrs. Lia has 16 pounds of modeling clay. She divides the clay into
1
2
- pound blocks.

If Mrs. Lia sets aside 5 of the blocks and gives the rest to the students in her art class, how many
1
2
- pound blocks of clay does Mrs. Lia give to her class?

The number of
1
2
- pound blocks of clay Mrs. Lia gives to her class is .

Answer 1

First, I would like to give you a tip on writing fractions on here:  When writing fractions on brainly, you can set them up like so:  1/2
People on here will now what you mean and it is easier to write.

Work:

16 into a fraction would be 16 × 2 which is 32.  Then place it over 2, so it is  32/2

take away 5/2
32/2  -  5/2  =  27/2

Answer:

The number of 1/2 pound blocks of clay Mrs. Lia gives to her class is 27.