Question

Elena painted 5/9 of a wall, Matthew painted 3/9 of the wall. Kevin painted the rest of the wall. What fraction of the wall did Kevin paint?
A. 1/9
B. 2/9
C. 7/9
D. 8/9

Answer 1

The answer is a because 5/9+3/9=8/9 and there is 1/9 left so there is 1/9 of the wall a that Kevin painted

Answer 2

Add 5/9 and 3/9 to get 8/9 which is what the others painted so kevin painted 1/9 which is the rest of the wall so it is a