Question

Claire is painting some doors that are all the same size. She used 2 liters of paint to cobe 1 3/5 doors. How many liters of paint are needed for 1 door.?

Answer 1

Answer:

$1 \dfrac{1}{4} \ liters$

Step-by-step explanation:

Given that:

Claire uses 2 liters of paint to cover 1 3/5 doors

Then in order for her to paint 1 door, She will need:

2 L = 1 3/5 door

x L = 1 door

$x (L) = \dfrac{2 L \times 1 door }{ 1 \dfrac{3}{5} \ door}$

$x (L) = \dfrac{2 L }{ 1 \dfrac{3}{5} }$

$x (L) = \dfrac{2 L }{ \dfrac{8}{5} }$

$x (L) = \dfrac{2 L\times 5 }{ 8 }$

$x (L) = \dfrac{10 \ L }{ 8 }$

$x(L) =1 \dfrac{1}{4} \ L$