SOLUTION: Lisa bought 45 lbs of clay for her art projects. She used 14.6 lbs to make a sculpture, and 1.04 lbs for each mug. How many mugs did Lisa make if she had 16.88 lbs of clay left ove

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Question 1160186: Lisa bought 45 lbs of clay for her art projects. She used 14.6 lbs to make a sculpture, and 1.04 lbs for each mug. How many mugs did Lisa make if she had 16.88 lbs of clay left over?
Found 3 solutions by josgarithmetic, saw, ikleyn:
Answer by josgarithmetic(39620) About Me  (Show Source):
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45-14.6-1.04p=16.88
Simplify and solve.

Answer by saw(34) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let x be the mugs
45-16.88 = 14.6+1/4x
28.12 = 14.6+1/4x
1/4x = 13.52
x = 54.08
So Lisa made 54 mugs.
Check-----
28.12 = 14.6+1/4(54.08)

Answer by ikleyn(52803) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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This simple problem deserves to be solved in one single line


    the number of mugs = %2845-14.6-16.88%29%2F1.04%29 = 13.    ANSWER

Solved.

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Ignore the solution and the answer by @saw,

since they both are INCORRECT.