Question

6th grade math plz help?

Suppose an artist is working on a painting. On Monday, he painted 1/2 of it. On Tuesday, he completed another 1/3 of the painting. What percent of the painting has yet to be done? Round your answer to the nearest whole percent.

Answer 1

about 83%

Why:

1/3 + 1/2 = 0.83333333333

0.83333333333 as a percentage is 83.333333333%

Answer 2

17%

Explanation:

He completed 1/2 plus 1/3 of the painting.

The total he completed is

1/2 + 1/3 = 3/6 + 2/6 = 5/6

He needs to to 1 - 5/6 = 6/6 - 5/6 = 1/6 of the painting.

100% is the whole. He needs to do 1/6 of 100%.

1/6 * 100% = 100%/6 = 16.666...%

Answer: 17%