The art teacher needs to order 4 ounces of clay for each student in the ceramics
class. There are 26 students in the class. How many pounds of clay need to be
ordered?
26 std * 4oz/1std * 1lb/16oz = (26*4)/16 = ___ lb
26students * 40z/st = 104 oz.
104 oz/16 = 6.5 Lbs.
To find the amount of clay that needs to be ordered, we need to convert the given weight of clay from ounces to pounds.
1 pound is equal to 16 ounces. So, to convert ounces to pounds, we divide the number of ounces by 16.
In this case, the art teacher needs to order 4 ounces of clay for each student, and there are 26 students in the class.
To calculate the total amount of clay needed, we multiply 4 ounces (per student) by 26 students:
4 ounces/student * 26 students = 104 ounces of clay needed.
Now, to convert 104 ounces to pounds, we divide by 16:
104 ounces / 16 = 6.5 pounds of clay need to be ordered.
Therefore, the art teacher needs to order 6.5 pounds of clay for the ceramics class.