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Question

Paige decided to paint 45
of the rooms in her home last year. By the end of the year, Paige completed 23
of those rooms. How much of Paige’s home was painted last year?

(1 point)
Responses

8/15
8 over 15

6/15
6 over 15

2/9
2 ninths

1/3

Answer 1

To determine how much of Paige's home was painted last year, we need to find the fraction of rooms that were completed out of the total number of rooms.

Fraction of rooms completed = 23/45

Therefore, 23/45 of Paige's home was painted last year.

So the answer is 8/15 or 8 over 15.