Question

You are painting the outside of a 36-foot fence that goes around a square playground. There are 4 equal sections. You have painted 1/4 of one section. What fraction of the job have you completed?

Answer 1

36/4 x 1/4 = 36/16 or 2 4/16 or 2 1/4

Answer 2

Answer:

You have completed $\frac{1}{16}$ of the job.

Step-by-step explanation:

You are painting the outside of a 36 foot fence.

There are 4 equal sections of the fence = 36 ÷ 4 = 9 feet one section.

You have painted $\frac{1}{4}$ of one section.

9 × $\frac{1}{4}$ = $\frac{9}{4}$ feet.

you have painted $\frac{9}{4}$ feet of one section.

Now the fraction of total job done = $\frac{9}{4\times 36}$ = $\frac{1}{16}$

You have completed $\frac{1}{16}$ of the job.