Question

Marion painted 2/6 of the wall in his bedroom. Mei Lyn painted 2/4 of the wall in her bedroom. Both walls are the same size. Who painted more of their wall?

Answer 1

Answer:

Mei Lyn painted more of her wall.

Step-by-step explanation:

Given:

Marion painted 2/6 of the wall in his bedroom.

Mei Lyn painted 2/4 of the wall in her bedroom.

Both walls are the same size.

Now, to find who painted more of their wall.

Marion painted part of wall in his bedroom = $\frac{2}{6}$ .

$\frac{2}{6}$  

On simplifying it:

$=\frac{1}{3}$ .

So, Marion painted one- third of the wall in his bedroom.

Now, Mei Lyn painted part of wall in her bedroom = $\frac{2}{4}$ .

$\frac{2}{4}$

On simplifying it:

$=\frac{1}{2}$ .

Thus, Mei Lyn painted half of the wall in her bedroom.

So, Mei Lyn painted more of the wall than Marion.

Because Mei Lyn painted half of the wall, while Marion painted one- third of the wall.

Therefore, Mei Lyn painted more of her wall.