A furniture maker used 32 of a can of paint to paint some chairs. She used 61 of a can of paint for each chair. How many chairs did she paint?Write your answer as a fraction or as a whole or mixed number.___ chairs
Q. A furniture maker used 32 of a can of paint to paint some chairs. She used 61 of a can of paint for each chair. How many chairs did she paint?Write your answer as a fraction or as a whole or mixed number.___ chairs
Identify Total Paint Amount: Step 1: Identify the total amount of paint used and the amount used per chair.Total paint used: 32 of a can.Paint per chair: 61 of a can.We need to divide the total paint used by the amount used per chair to find the number of chairs painted.Calculation: (32)÷(61)
Calculate Number of Chairs: Step 2: Perform the division to find the number of chairs. Using the property of division of fractions, (32)÷(61) is equivalent to (32)×(16). Calculation: (32)×(16)=312=4. So, the furniture maker painted 4 chairs.
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