Question
Jasmin paints a border around the wall in her room. The border will be 60 feet long. She has enough paint to cover 15 square feet.
a. If the border is 1/3 foot wide, how much of the border can she cover with paint?
a. If the border is 1/3 foot wide, how much of the border can she cover with paint?
Answers
Damon
(1/3) L = 15
so
L = 45 feet long border but we need 60 not 45
so we can only paint 45/60 = 3/4 = 75% of the border
so
L = 45 feet long border but we need 60 not 45
so we can only paint 45/60 = 3/4 = 75% of the border