Question

Tyler used LaTeX: 1 1/4 gallons of paint to paint 5/7 of a fence. How many gallons will it take to paint the whole fence? Write a multiplication equation or a division equation to represent this question, then find the answer. Show your reasoning.

Clare is painting some doors that are all the same size. She used 2 liters of paint to cover 1 3/5 doors. How many liters of paint are needed for 1 door? Draw a diagram to represent the situation, then find the answer.
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Answer 1

The paint required to cover 1 3/5 doors = 2 liters. Convert mixed fraction into proper fraction. Therefore, the paint required to cover 8/5 doors = 2 liters. The paint required to cover 1 door = x liters