Question

jonas is painting a mural at the local community center. he has completed two-fifths of the mural. if 200 feet of the mural are completed how many feet are left to be painted? 800 feet, 200 feet, 300 feet, 500 feet

Answer 1

Two-fifths = 200 ft, so one-fifth = 100 ft and the whole = 5 × 100 = 500 ft. Remaining = 500 − 200 = 300 ft.

Answer: 300 feet.