Question

A man used 2/1/2 buckets of paint to paint a hall. He used 1/1/4 buckets less to paint a room. How much paint did he use for the room?​

Answer 1

Answer:

A man used 2/1/2 buckets of paint to paint a hall. He used 1/1/4 buckets less to paint a room. How much paint did he use for the room?

Answer 2

No, you just multiply the numerators and multiply the denominators. But first you can cancel out common factors. So with (2/3)*(3/7) you can cancel out the 3’s and end up with 2/7 as the answer.

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