Question

Diana is painting statues. She has 7/8 of a liter of paint remaining. Each statue requires 1/8 of a liter of paint.How many statues can she paint?

Answer 1

Diana can paint seven statues

Answer 2

7 statues

Explanation:

Step 1: Divide the paint remaining by the paint required by each statue (We are doing this because
`(1)/(8)` is 1 statue, so to find how many we need, divide
`(7)/(8)` by that.)

`(7)/(8)/ (1)/(8)\\\\(7)/(8)* (8)/(1)\\\\=(7)/(1)\\\\= 7`

Therefore, Diana can paint 7 statues.