Question

A Furniture maker used 9/10 of a can of paint to paint 9 chairs. she used the same amount of paint for each chair. How many cans of paint did she use for each chair in

Answer 1

The person used 1/10 (one tenth) of the can to paint one chair.

Explanation:

If she used 9/10 of the can to paint 9 chairs using same amount with each, then for each chair she used:

9/10 divided by 9 = 9/10 * 1/9 = 1/10 of the can.