Question

Claire is painting some doors that are all the same size. She used 2 liters of paint to cobe 1 3/5 doors. How many liters of paint are needed for 1 door.?

Answer 1

`1 (1)/(4) \ liters`

Explanation:

Given that:

Claire uses 2 liters of paint to cover 1 3/5 doors

Then in order for her to paint 1 door, She will need:

2 L = 1 3/5 door

x L = 1 door

`x (L) = (2 L * 1 door )/( 1 (3)/(5) \ door)`

`x (L) = (2 L )/( 1 (3)/(5) )`

`x (L) = (2 L )/( (8)/(5) )`

`x (L) = (2 L* 5 )/( 8 )`

`x (L) = (10 \ L )/( 8 )`

`x(L) =1 (1)/(4) \ L`