Question

Mrs. Jennings has 3/4 Gallons of paint for an art project. She plans to to divide the paint equally into jars. If she puts 1/8 gallon of paint into each jar, how many jars will she use?

Answer 1

She uses five (5) jars.

Answer 2

The number of jars she will use is 6.

Explanation:

Given : Mrs. Jennings has
`(3)/(4)` Gallons of paint for an art project. She plans to to divide the paint equally into jars. If she puts
`(1)/(8)` gallon of paint into each jar.

To find : How many jars will she use?

Solution :

Mrs. Jennings has
`(3)/(4)` Gallons of paint for an art project.

In 1 jar she puts
`(1)/(8)` gallon of paint.

The number of jars in which she plans to to divide the paint equally is given by,

`n=((3)/(4))/((1)/(8))`

`n=(3* 8)/(4)`

`n=3* 2`

`n=6`

Therefore, The number of jars she will use is 6.