Question

Jason paints 1/4 of the area of his living room walls, w, on Monday. On Tuesday, he paints twice as much as he painted on Monday.

Write an expression to find the remaining unpainted area. Show your work.

Answer 1

1/4+1/4x2=3/4
Remaining-1-3/4=1/4
Answer: 1/4

Answer 2

There is ¼ of the area unpainted

Step-by-step explanation:

On Monday he paints ¼ and on Tuesday he paints twice as much which is ¼ x 2 = ½

½ + ¼ = ¾

so there is ¼ of unpainted area