document.write( "Question 1194466: Sadie bought 45 lbs of clay for her art projects. She used 13.8 lbs to make a sculpture, and 1.04 lbs for each mug. How many mugs did Sadie make if she had 17.68 lbs of clay left over?\r
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\n" ); document.write( "x = number of mugs made
\n" ); document.write( "Each mug needs 1.04 pounds of clay, so 1.04x is the amount of clay used for all the mugs only.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "1.04x+13.8 pounds of clay is used for the sculpture and mugs\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Add on the leftover amount 17.68 to end up with 1.04x+13.8+17.68 = 1.04x+31.48
\n" ); document.write( "This is the total amount of clay.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "We'll set that equal to the 45 pounds she bought.
\n" ); document.write( "Solve for x.
\n" ); document.write( "1.04x+31.48 = 45
\n" ); document.write( "1.04x = 45-31.48
\n" ); document.write( "1.04x = 13.52
\n" ); document.write( "x = 13.52/(1.04)
\n" ); document.write( "x = 13\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Answer: 13 mugs were made
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