Question

Lisa is planning to paint her house over the weekend. She paints 1/3 of a room in an hour. How many rooms will she paint in 6 hours? Solve fraction

Answer 1

2

Explanation:

Lisa paints 1/3 of the room in an hour

Therefore the number of rooms she will paint in 6 hours can be calculated as follows

1 hour= 1/3

6 hours= x

Cross multiply

x= 1/3 ×6

= 2

Hence 2 rooms can be painted in 6 hours