Question

an artist completed 1/4 of a painting in 2 weeks. At what rate is he working? simplify your answer and write it as a proper fraction, mixed number, or whole number.

Answer 1

An artist completed 1/4 of a painting in 2 weeks.

1/4 part of painting completed in 2 weeks

i.e. In 2 week, amount of work is done = 1/4

Then in one week, amount of work is done = 1/4 ÷ 2

`\begin{gathered} \text{ }(1)/(4)\text{ }/\text{ 2=}(1)/(4)*(1)/(2) \\ \text{ }(1)/(4)\text{ }/\text{ 2=}(1)/(8) \end{gathered}`

Thus, the artist comp