Question

Sam used 17 cans of paint to paint 6 walls. He used the same amount of paint on each wall. Which is the correct way to show how to find how many cans of paint he used for each wall.

Answer 1

Answer:

The number of cans of paint he used for each wall is $2\frac{5}{6}$ cans

Step-by-step explanation:

Here we are told that Sam used 17 cans of paint to paint 6 walls

The correct way to find out how many cans of paint he used to paint each wall is as follows

Number of walls 17 cans of paint can paint = 6 Walls, we therefore divide both side of the equation by 6 so that the number of walls painted will be 1 as follows

6 Walls = Number of walls 17 cans of paint can paint

6/6 Walls  = Number of walls 17/6 cans of paint can paint

∴ 1 Walls  = Number of walls 17/6 cans of paint can paint  or

∴ 1 Wall  = Number of walls $2\frac{5}{6}$ cans of paint can paint

Which gives;

Number of walls $2\frac{5}{6}$ cans of paint can paint = 1 Wall or

The number of cans of paint he used for each wall = $2\frac{5}{6}$ cans.