Question

You are painting the outside of a 28-foot fence that goes around a square garden. There are 4 equal sections. You have painted 1/2 of one section. What fraction of the job have you completed? And how would you find this answer?

Answer 1

If there are 4 equal sections of a 28ft fence, 28/4 = 7ft per section. If you've painted 1/2 of 1 section, you've painted 7*1/2 or 3.5ft. Then find what fraction 3.5 is of the total, 28.

3.5/28 = 0.125 or 1/8 of the job