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Painter has 7/8 liters of paint remaining each statue requires 1/20 how many statues can she paint

User Bvitaliyg
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Answer:

17 statues.

Explanation:

7/8 / 1/20

= 7/8 * 20

= 140/8

= 17.5.

User Bob Dill
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Answer:

1/20 liters per statue

so you divide 7/8 by 1/20

7/8*20/1

17.5 statues

but there cant be decimal statues,

so 17 statues is the answer

User Nicola Giancecchi
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