Question

Tom and his friend Huck were painting a fence. After 1.25 hours, they noticed that they had only painted 3/4 of the fence. What is the rate per hour at which they are painting the fence?
Tom and Huck are painting the fence at a rate of___ of the fence per hour.

Answer 1

It is 1.25 divided by 3/4 but you have to convert it to decimals. so it is 1.25 divided by 0.75 ≈ 0.66

Answer 2

1.25 is the answer hope it helps