Question

Three gallons of paint are used to paint 16 wooden signs.how much paint did each sign use

Answer 1

Since there are 3 gal of paint to paint 16 wooden signs, you need to divide:

1 wooden sign = 16 ÷ 3 ⇒
`5(1)/(3)`

Each sign used
`5(1)/(3)` gal of paint

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