Question

Diana is painting statues.She has 7/8 of a gallon remaining.Each statue requires 1/16 of a gallon of paint. How many statues can she paint? -Explain

Answer 1

7/8 is equal to 14/16; so if one statue requires 1/16 gal. of paint, she has enough to paint 14 statues.

Answer 2

we know that

Each statue requires
`1/16` of a gallon of paint

so

by proportion

Find how many statues can she paint with
`7/8` of a gallon of paint

`(1)/((1/16)) (statue)/(gallons) =(x)/((7/8)) (statue)/(gallons) \\ \\ x=((7/8))/((1/16)) \\ \\x=7*16/8 \\ \\x=14\ statues`

therefore

the answer is

`14\ statues`