Erven is working on painting canvases. each canvas rquires 4 1/5 ounces of paint. He has 21 ounces of paint. What is the greatest number of canvases that Erven could paint?
A. 5 Canvases
B. 25 and 1/5 canvases
C. 88 and 1/5 canvases
d. 16 and 4/5 canvases
To find the greatest number of canvases Erven can paint, we need to divide the total amount of paint he has by the amount needed per canvas:
21 / 4 1/5 = 21 / 21/5 = 21 x 5/21 = 5
Therefore, Erven can paint a maximum of 5 canvases with his 21 ounces of paint. The answer is A.