Question

Tom has a can if paint that covers 37 1/2 square meters. Each board on the fence has an area of 3/16 square meters. How many boards can he paint?

Answer 1

3/16 37 1/2 he can paint 12

Answer 2

200 boards

Explanation:

Given: Tom has a can of paint that can cover
`37(1)/(2)` square meters. Each board on the fence has an area of
`(3)/(16)` square meters.

To find: The number of boards he can paint.

Solution: It is given that the paint of the can cover
`37(1)/(2)=(75)/(2)` square meters.

Area of each board is
`(3)/(16)` square meters.

To find the number of board he can paint, we need to divide
`(75)/(2)` by
`(3)/(16)`

So, the number of board he can paint

`=((75)/(2) )/((3)/(16) )`

`=(75)/(2)*(16)/(3)`

`=200`

Hence, 200 boards can be painted.