Question

Liam has 9/10 gallon of paint for painting the birdhouses he sells at the craft fair each birdhouse requires 1/20 gallon of paint how many birdhouses can Liam paint

Answer 1

he can paint 18 bird houses because 9x2 is 18 10x2 is 20 so u ger 18/20ths i hope this helps

Answer 2

the answer is simple to do, you convert the fraction to be applicable to 20

but the answer is: 9/10 = 18/20 so 18 houses can be painted