Question

Chitra has 8 4/5 room
gallons of paint for the walls in her new apartment. She needs 2 1/5 gallons for each room
How many rooms can chitra paint?​

Answer 1

Answer:

She can paint 4 rooms.

Step-by-step explanation:

$8\dfrac{4}{5} \div 2\dfrac{1}{5}=\dfrac{(8\times 5+4) \times 5}{5 \times (2\times 5 + 1)}=\dfrac{44}{11}=4$