Question

Amos is painting his room . He needs 1/4 of a gallon to paint all four walls . How much paint will he need for each of his 4 walls if he uses the same amount of paint on each .

Answer 1

He needs
`(1)/(16)` of gallon to paint each wall.

Explanation:

Given : He needs 1/4 of a gallon to paint all four walls .

To Find : How much paint will he need for each of his 4 walls if he uses the same amount of paint on each .

Solution:

He needs 1/4 of a gallon to paint all four walls .

He need paint to color 1 wall =
`((1)/(4))/(4)`

=
`(1)/(16)`

Hence he needs
`(1)/(16)` of gallon to paint each wall.

Answer 2

he needs 1/4 gallon total

4 walls so need to divide 1/4 x 4

1/4 / 4/1 = 1/4 * 1/4 = 1/16 gallon on each wall