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
(2/3) * (1/2)
1/3
To find the fraction of a full can of paint that you used, you need to multiply the fractions. You should multiply 1/2 (the amount of paint you brought home) by 2/3 (the fraction of paint used to cover the table top).
When multiplying fractions, you multiply the numerators (the numbers on top) together and then multiply the denominators (the numbers on the bottom) together. In this case, the calculation would be:
(1/2) x (2/3) = (1x2) / (2x3) = 2/6
Therefore, you used 2/6, which can be simplified to 1/3, of a full can of paint to cover the table top.
To find out what fraction of a full can of paint you used, you need to multiply the fractions 1/2 (the amount of paint you brought home) by 2/3 (the fraction of paint used to cover the table top).
First, let's multiply the numerators together: 1 x 2 = 2.
Next, multiply the denominators together: 2 x 3 = 6.
So, the fraction of a full can of paint used is 2/6.
However, we can simplify this fraction by dividing both the numerator and denominator by their greatest common divisor, which is 2. When we simplify 2/6, we get 1/3.
Therefore, you used 1/3 of a full can of paint to cover the table top.