If you would like to know how long will take you to paint one wall, you can calculate this using the following steps: 1/3 of a wall ... 1/4 hour1 wall ... x hours = ? 1/3 * x = 1/4 * 11/3 * x = 1/4 /*3x = 1/4 * 3x = 3/4 hour Result: It will take you 3/4 hour to paint one wall.