Question

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Marcus, Mariah, and Tony painted a mural.

They divided it into equal parts. Marcus painted 2 parts,

Mariah painted 3 parts, and Tony painted the rest. What

fraction of the mural did each student paint?

Decide if this problem has any missing or extra

information. If information you need is missing, make up

some reasonable information and then solve the problem.

Answer 1

• The Number of equal parts the painting was divided into was missing.

Explanation:

• Marcus painted 2 parts
• Mariah painted 3 parts
• Tony painted the rest.

Missing Information

Any of these two would help solve the problem

• The number of parts Tony painted
• Number of equal parts the painting was divided into.

Let the painting be divided into 7 equal parts

Therefore: Tony Painted 2 parts

Fraction of the Mural Painted by Each Student

`Marcus=(2)/(7)\\Mariah =(3)/(7) \\Tony=(2)/(7)`