Question

A can holds 2 liters of paint. How many cans can we fill with 11 liters of paint?

Answer 1

5 and a half cans to be exact because you can’t get half a can

Answer 2

5.5

Explanation:

Each can holds 2 liters of paint. There is 11 liters of paint. The question is asking you to figure out how many cans of paint you can fill with 11 liters of paint. We can divide 11 by 2 to get the answer. 11÷2=5.5. The reason this works is because we are dividing the total amount of paint by how much each can will hold. 5.5 can also be written as "five and a half". So, the 11 liters of paint will fill 5.5 cans. Hope this helps!