Question

Bill paints murals. He recorded the total amount of white paint that he used for his murals each month in the table below. In April, Bill used 2/3 of the amount that he used in March. Fill in the amount of white paint Bill used in April in the table below.month liters of white paint usedMarch 4/5Aprilmay 1 1/4

Answer 1

8/15 (in litres).

Step-by-step explanation:

In April, Bill used 2/3 of the amount that he used in March.

`\begin{gathered} \text{Amount used in April}=(2)/(3)\text{ of the amount used in March} \\ =(2)/(3)*(4)/(5) \end{gathered}`

Next, we simplify:

`\begin{gathered} =(2*4)/(3*5) \\ =(8)/(15) \end{gathered}`

The amount he used in April was 8/15 (in litres).