Question

James painted 1.5 walls with 5/6 of a can of paint. How much paint will he need to paint 5 walls that are the same area?

Answer 1

25/9

Explanation:

1.5 walls need 5/6 can of paint

1 wall need 5/6*1/1.5=5/9 can of paint

5 walls need 5/9*5=25/9 can of paint

Answer 2

James painted 1.5 walls with 5/6 of a can of paint so 25/9 can of paint needed to paint 5 walls that are the same area

Solution:

Given Data:

James painted 1.5 walls with 5/6 of can of paint

We need to find how much paint he will need to paint 5 walls with same area.

Follow the below steps to solve the problem:

1.5 walls need 5/6 can of paint

1 wall need =
`(5)/(6) * (1)/(1.5)=(5)/(9)` can of paint

5 walls need =
`(5)/(9) * 5=(25)/(9)`

So
`(25)/(9)` can of paint needed to paint 5 walls that are the same area.