Question

Erin is painting statues. She has 8/9of a liter of paint remaining. , Each statue requires 1/10

of a liter of paint. How many statues can she paint?
5, statues
8 8. statues
3; statues
8
89
statues

Answer 1

8 statues, with a bit of paint left over

Explanation:

Divide the 8/9 liter of paint by the quantity of paint needed per statue, to obtain the number of statues Erin can paint:

8/9 liter 8 10

------------------------- = ----- * ----- statues = 80/9 statues.

1/10 liter / statue 9 1

80/9 statues comes out to 8 8/9 statues. 8 statues can be painted, but Erin will either have to settle for partially painting one more statue or not using up the last remaining bit of paint.