You brought home 1/2 of a can of paint. You then used 2/3 of the paint to cover a table top. What fraction of a full can of paint did you use?

We are multiplying fraction but do I multiply 2/3 paint by 1/1 or do I do 1/2 by 2/3

2 answers

(2/3) * (1/2)
1/3