Question

Ucker is painting his pool deck over the weekend. The area of the deck is 76

1
2
square meters. He paints
2
3
of the deck before stopping to eat lunch. How many square meters does Tucker have left to paint after lunch?
Write your answer as a whole number, fraction

Answer 1

multiply total area by fraction painted.

76 1/2 x 2/3 = 153/2 x 2/3 = 306/6 = 51 square feet

he panted 51 square feet

76 1/2 - 51 = 25 1/2 square feet left