Question

Isaiah plans to repaint some classroom bookcases. He has 6 gallons of

paint. All of the bookcases are the same size and each requires 1/3 gallon
of paint. How many bookcases will he be able to paint?
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Answer 1

So Isaiah has a total of 6 gallons of paint and each bookcases takes 1/3 gallon. How many bookcases can he paint?

Alright to solve this problem, we can simply take the total gallons of paint Isaiah has and divide that by 1/3

So 6 divided by 1/3 should give us the answer.

But how do we divide fractions? Remember this useful tip for all throughout your school life when you don't have a calculator: Keep, Change, Flip

Keep the first fraction, change the sign to a multiplication sign, and flip the second fraction.

This should give us 6 x 3/1 or 3, which is 18.

Isiah will be able to paint 18 bookcases.

Hope this helped!