Question

Diana is painting statues. She has 7/8 of a liter of paint remaining. Each statue requires 1/20 liter of paint. How many statues can she paint?

Answer 1

she can paint 17 statues (with some paint left,but not enough for another statue)

Explanation:

7/8 divided into 1/20

is the same as 7/8 multiplied by 20/1

7/8 x 20/1 = 140/8 = 17.5