Question

Jason is painting the wall of his new tiny house. If 3/4 of a can of paint is enought to paint 1/8of the wall,how much paint does Jacob need to paint his wall.​

Answer 1

6 cans of paint.

Explanation:

3/4 of a can of paint is enough to paint 1/8 of his wall. He needs to paint 1 wall. So, what does 1/8 have to be multiplied to equal 1? 8.

1/8*8=1

This means that Jason needs 3/4*8=6 cans of paint to paint the entire wall.