Question

May painted 4 out of 8 equal part of a poster board blue. Jared painted 2 out of 4 equal parts of a same-size poster board re. Write fractions to show wich part of the poster board each person painted.

Answer 1

Answer:

$\text{Part of poster board painted by May}=\frac{1}{2}$

$\text{Part of poster board painted by Jared}=\frac{1}{2}$

Step-by-step explanation:

We have been given that painted 4 out of 8 equal part of a poster board blue.

Let us represent this information in a fraction, where numerator is 4 and denominator is 8 as:

$\text{Part of poster board painted by May}=\frac{4}{8}$

$\text{Part of poster board painted by May}=\frac{1}{2}$

We are also told that Jared painted 2 out of 4 equal parts of a same-size poster board.

$\text{Part of poster board painted by Jared}=\frac{2}{4}$

$\text{Part of poster board painted by Jared}=\frac{1}{2}$

Since both poster boards are of same size, so May and Jared painted same amount of the board.

Therefore, May and Jared each painted $\frac{1}{2}$ of the poster board.