Question

Janet has 4/9 gallon of paint. She uses 1/8 of she has to cover 3 canvases. She uses the same amount of paint for each canvas. What amount of paint does Janet use to cover each canvas?

Answer 1

Answer:

$\frac{1}{24}$ gallon.

Step-by-step explanation:

We have been given that Janet has 4/9 gallon of paint. She uses 1/8 of she has to cover 3 canvases.

Let us find amount of paint used for 3 canvases by calculating 1/8 of 4/9 as:

$\text{Amount of paint used for 3 canvases}=\frac{4}{9}\times \frac{1}{8}$

$\text{Amount of paint used for 3 canvases}=\frac{1}{9}\times \frac{1}{2}$

$\text{Amount of paint used for 3 canvases}=\frac{1}{18}$

We are also told that Janet uses the same amount of paint for each canvas. To find the amount of paint used to cover each paint, we will divide 1/18 by 3 as:

$\text{Amount of paint used for each canvas}=\frac{\frac{1}{18}}{3}$

Applying fraction rule $\frac{\frac{a}{b}}{c}=\frac{a}{bc}$, we will get:

$\text{Amount of paint used for each canvas}=\frac{1}{18\times 3}$

$\text{Amount of paint used for each canvas}=\frac{1}{24}$

Therefore, Janet uses $\frac{1}{24}$ gallon of paint to cover each canvas.