Andy painted at his house. He used 1/4 of his paint to paint five walls. What fraction of his paint did andy use on each wall if he used the same amount of paint on each?

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asked Oct 14, 2022 42.9k views

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Bruno Pessanha · Answer 1 · 2022-10-21T01:42:19+0000

Hey there!

The answer to your question is
(1)/(20)

To solve this we must divide
(1)/(4) by
.

To do this, we can multiply
(1)/(4) by the reciprocal of
, or
(1)/(5) .

(1)/(4) * (1)/(5)

(1)/(20)

Therefore, Andy used
(1)/(20) of a can of paint on each wall of his house.

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