Question

Workmen used 4/5 of a pallet of pavers to build 2 steps leading up to the mansion. Each stepthey built was the same size. How many pallets did they use for each step?Write your answer as a fraction or as a whole or mixed number

Answer 1

The workman uses 4/5 of a pallet of pavers to build 2 steps. So for 1 step it divide 4/5 by 2, as it requires half of a pallet of pavers to build 2 steps.

Divide 4/5 by 2.

`\begin{gathered} ((4)/(5))/(2)=(4)/(5\cdot2) \\ =(2)/(5) \end{gathered}`

So workmen use 2/5 of a pallet of pavers to build one step.

Answer: 2/5