Question

jenny used eight-and-a-half gallons of paint to paint three equal size rooms. How many gallons of paint did she use in each room?

Answer 1

2.83 gallons of paint is used in each room

Solution:

Given that, Jenny used eight-and-a-half gallons of paint to paint three equal size rooms

To find: Gallons of paint used in each room

From given,

$\text{Gallons of paint for 3 room } = 8\frac{1}{2} = 8.5$

Thus, 8.5 gallons is used to paint three equal size room

Therefore, Gallons of paint used in each room is found by dividing 8.5 by 3

$\text{Gallons of paint in 1 room } = \frac{8.5}{3} = 2.83$

Thus 2.83 gallons of paint is used in each room