Question

Emma decided to buy some paint to paint some of the rooms in his house. She found out that one room required 1 1/2 cans of paint. If Emma buys 9 cans of paint, how many rooms can she paint?

6
27/3
13 1/2
5
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Answer 1

I believe the answer would be six rooms

Step-by-step explanation: This may seem a little difficult, but really it is quite simple. All you have to do is divide the amount of paint she has (9) by how much it takes to paint one room (1 1/2). The equation would be, (9 / 1 1/2) which equals 6. I hope this helps.

Answer 2

6

Explanation:

To solve this, divide 9 by 1 1/2.

To make this easier to divide, convert 1 1/2 into an improper fraction.

1 1/2 = 3/2

Dividing 9 by 3/2 is the same as multiplying 9 by 2/3

Multiply the numerators and denominators

[9 is the same as 9/1]

9 x 2 = 18

1 x 3 = 3

18/3 = 6

So, Emma can paint 6 rooms.

I hope this helps!