Question

A man paints 3/4 of a house in 2 days. If he continues to work at the same rate, how much more time will he need to paint the rest of the house?

Answer 1

I NEED EXPLANATIONS TOO PLEASE :)

Answer 2

2/3 of a day

Answer 3

Wow he paints fast.

Answer 4

jadecat how did you get that

Answer 5

He 2days (or 48 hours) to paint 3/4 of the house.

He has now only 1/4 left to paint. To get 1 part, you must divide 48 by 3 (because 48 hours represents the 3 parts he paints)

Answer 6

Because 6/8 (3/4) in two days mean 3/8 in one day. That means he still has 2/8 left which is 2/3 of a day

Answer 7

He takes*

Answer 8

That help?

Answer 9

ah i see

Answer 10

So he has 2/3 of a day left.

Answer 11

howd you go from 2/8 to 2/3 though?

Answer 12

Easier still...

The rate which he paints is

3/4 parts per 48 hours. 3/4 is also known as 3 parts of 4 parts.

Now, he only has 1/4parts left to paint. To get 1 part, you divide the 48hours by 3.

The answer you will get is 16hours or 2/3 of a day

Answer 13

Because he paints 3/8 every day so if he had 2/8 left to paint it would be 2/3 of a day. Get it?