Let x be the number of bowls the potter could make 10 pound of clay
3/5 pound= 1 bowl
10 pound = x
cross-multiply
[tex]\frac{3}{5}x=10[/tex]Multiply both-side of the equation by 5/3
[tex]x=10\times\frac{5}{3}[/tex][tex]=\frac{50}{3}[/tex][tex]=16\text{ }\frac{2}{3}[/tex]