Question

Mrs. Ricks is painting a fence that is 4 1/6 yards long. She stops when she is 3/5 done. How much of the fence did Mrs. Ricks paint?

Answer 1

Answer: If the fence is 4 1/6 yards long, we can first convert this to an improper fraction:

4 1/6 = (6*4 + 1)/6 = 25/6 yards

If Mrs. Ricks stops when she is 3/5 done, then she has painted:

(3/5)(25/6) = (325)/(5*6) = 15/2 = 7 1/2 yards

Therefore, Mrs. Ricks painted 7 1/2 yards of the fence.

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