Question

Jeremiah is painting a fence. In total he needs to paint 36 square meters. If Jeremiah can paint four square meters in one hour how many square meters does he have left to paint after one hours of work?

Answer 1

Given:

Jeremiah is painting a fence. In total, he needs to paint 36 square meters.

Required:

If Jeremiah can paint for square meters in one hour. Find how many square meters he has left to paint.

Explanation:

Jeremiah can paint four square meters in one hour.

Time required to paint fence

$=\frac{area\text{ of the fence}}{area\text{ painted in one hour}}$

The required time to paint the fence

$\begin{gathered} =\frac{36}{4} \\ =9\text{ hours } \end{gathered}$

The left area after painting one hour = 36 - 4 = 32 square meters.

Final Answer:

The required time to paint the fence is 9 hours.

The left area after painting for one hour is 32 square meters.