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India can paint 3 1/5 walls in one day. How many walls can she paint in 5 1/2 days?

India can paint 3 1/5 walls in one day. How many walls can she paint in 5 1/2 days-example-1
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Change the mixed numbers into fractions.


3 (1)/(5)

3 * 5 = 15

15 + 1 = 16

3 (1)/(5) = (16)/(5)


5 (1)/(2)

5 * 2 = 10

10 + 1 = 11

5 (1)/(2) = (11)/(2)

Multiply these fractions together:


(16)/(5) * (11)/(2) = (176)/(10)

Simplify the fraction.


(176)/(10) / (2)/(2) = (88)/(5)


88 / 5 = 17 R3 = 17 (3)/(5)

India can paint 17 and 3/5 walls in 5 and a half days.
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