Fill in the blanks below Victoria plans to repaint some classroom bookcases. She has 2 gallons of paint. All of the bookcases are the same size and each requires one eigth
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gallon of paint. How many bookcases will she be able to paint?
To solve, we'll need to A multiply 1/8 by 2, B we'll need to divide 2 by 1/8 because we know the SIZE of the groups and the ,A number of groups, B total gallons of paint, but we don't know the , A Number of groups, B total gallons of paint
A) multiply 1/8 by 2
1/8 * 2 = 1/4
B) divide 2 by 1/8
2 / 1/8 = 16
Victoria will be able to paint 16 bookcases.
To solve the problem, we'll perform the following steps:
A. Multiply 1/8 by 2:
1/8 * 2 = 2/8 = 1/4
B. Divide 2 by 1/8:
2 ÷ 1/8 = 2 * 8/1 = 16/1 = 16
Therefore, Victoria will be able to paint 16 bookcases.
To find the number of bookcases Victoria will be able to paint, we can follow these steps:
A. Multiply 1/8 by 2:
1/8 * 2 = 2/8 = 1/4
This means that with 2 gallons of paint, she will be able to paint 1/4 of a bookcase.
B. Divide 2 by 1/8:
When we divide a number by a fraction, we can multiply by the reciprocal (flipped fraction) of the denominator.
2 ÷ (1/8) = 2 * (8/1) = 2 * 8 = 16
So, Victoria will be able to paint 16 bookcases with 2 gallons of paint.