Question

7/8 ounce of paint on the 4 wheels.how Many ounces of paint are needed to paint 480 wheels?

Answer 1

Given :

7/8 ounce of paint on the 4 wheels.

Let the number of ounces of paint are needed to paint 480 wheels = x

So,

$x\colon480=\frac{7}{8}\colon4$

Solve for x :

$\begin{gathered} \frac{x}{480}=\frac{7}{8}\div4 \\ \\ \frac{x}{480}=\frac{7}{8}\cdot\frac{1}{4}=\frac{7}{32} \\ \\ x=480\cdot\frac{7}{32}=105 \end{gathered}$

So, the number of ounces needed = 105 ounces