Question

Mark had 3/2 cans of paint and used 1/2 can for his room. what fraction of the paint did he use

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Answer 1

Given:

Mark had
`(3)/(2)` cans of paint and used
`(1)/(2)` can for his room.

To find:

The fraction of the paint did he use.

Solution:

Total paint =
`(3)/(2)` cans

Paint used =
`(1)/(2)` can

The fraction of the paint did he use is:

`\text{Required fraction}=\frac{\text{Paint used}}{\text{Total paint}}`

`\text{Required fraction}=((1)/(2))/((3)/(2))`

`\text{Required fraction}=(1)/(3)`

Therefore, Mark use
`(1)/(3)` of the paint.