SOLUTION: You have 6 pints of glaze. It takes 7/8 of a pint to glaze a bowl and 9/16 of a pint to glaze a plate. How many bowls could you glaze? How many plates could you glaze?

Algebra ->  Percentage-and-ratio-word-problems -> SOLUTION: You have 6 pints of glaze. It takes 7/8 of a pint to glaze a bowl and 9/16 of a pint to glaze a plate. How many bowls could you glaze? How many plates could you glaze?      Log On


   

Question 1050001: You have 6 pints of glaze. It takes 7/8 of a pint to glaze a bowl and 9/16 of a pint to glaze a plate. How many bowls could you glaze? How many plates could you glaze?
Answer by josmiceli(19441) About Me  (Show Source):
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+6%2F%287%2F8%29+=+%288%2F7%29%2A6+
+48%2F7+=+6.86+
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+6%2F%289%2F16%29+=+96%2F9+
+96%2F9+=+10.67+
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You can't glaze part of a bowl or dish, so
you can glaze 6 bowls and 10 dishes