Homework Help: math

Posted by Scott on Monday, May 2, 2011 at 10:20pm.

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

math - Ms. Sue, Monday, May 2, 2011 at 10:25pm
(2/3) * (1/2)

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