Question

The problem we are working is:

If John can paint half of a room in two-thirds of an hour, what part of the room can he paint in a full hour?

Use the table at the right. What part of the room will John paint in one hour?

Answer 1

0.75(3/4) part of the room

Explanation:

if he takes 2/3 hours to paint 0.5 room

then he will take 1 hour to paint x

cross multiply we have

x= 0.5/2/3

x=0.5*3/2

x= 1.5/2

x=0.75 part of the room

75/100= 15/20=3/4 part

Answer 2

Answer: 0.75(3/4) part of the room

Explanation: