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It takes you 4/7 hours to paint 2/7 of a room

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Answer is 2 hours to paint the whole room

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We can solve this with cross multiply

4/7 hours to paint 2/7 of a room
X hours to paint 1 room (7/7)

4/7 over 2/7 = x hours / 1 room
Cross multiply

2/7x = 4/7 divided by (1)

2/7x = 4/7

Divide both sides by 2/7 to solve

When you divide a fraction you flip the divisor and multiply

2/7 * 7/2 x = 4/7 * 7/2

x = 2


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