Question

Garvin is painting the outside of the house. One can of paint will cover 2/9 of the house.Garvin has already used 4 can of paint . How much surface is already painted

Answer 1

4 cans of paint will cover 8/9 of the surface

Explanation:

One can of paint covers 2/9 of the house.

Garvin has used 4 of those cans.

To get the fraction of the whole surface that has been covered by those 4 cans of paint, we can multiply, following the logic below:

1 can of paint covers = 2/9 of the surface

4 cans of paint will cover = x of the surface

x = 4 X 2/9 = 8/9

Therefore, 4 cans of paint will cover 8/9 of the surface