Question

7/8 ounce of paint on the 4 wheels.how Many ounces of paint are needed to paint 480 wheels?

Answer 1

Given :

7/8 ounce of paint on the 4 wheels.

Let the number of ounces of paint are needed to paint 480 wheels = x

So,

`x\colon480=(7)/(8)\colon4`

Solve for x :

`\begin{gathered} (x)/(480)=(7)/(8)/4 \\ \\ (x)/(480)=(7)/(8)\cdot(1)/(4)=(7)/(32) \\ \\ x=480\cdot(7)/(32)=105 \end{gathered}`

So, the number of ounces needed = 105 ounces