Question

Farmer George is painting 3 chicken coops. He started painting this morning. Now he only has 1 3/4 of a chicken coop left to paint this afternoon. How many chicken coops did Farmer George paint this morning?

Answer 1

The answer to your question is 1 1/4

Explanation:

Data

total number of coops = T = 3

amount of coops unpainted = u = 1 3/4

amount of coops painted = p = ?

Process

1.- Write an equation that represents this process

T = u + p

2.- Substitution

3 = 1 3/4 + p

3.- Solve for p

p = 3 - 1 3/4

p = 3 - 7/4

p = 12/4 - 7/4

4.- Result

p = 5/4

p = 1 1/4