A furniture maker used $\frac{3}{4}$ of a can of paint to paint some chairs. He used $\frac{3}{8}$ of a can of paint for each chair. How many chairs did he paint? $\newline$ Write your answer as a fraction or as a whole or mixed number. $\newline$ _____ chairs

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Q. A furniture maker used

\frac{3}{4}

of a can of paint to paint some chairs. He used

\frac{3}{8}

of a can of paint for each chair. How many chairs did he paint?

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Write your answer as a fraction or as a whole or mixed number.

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_____ chairs

Identify Total Paint: Step $1$ : Identify the total amount of paint used and the amount used per chair. $\newline$ Calculation: Total paint = $\frac{3}{4}$ can, Paint per chair = $\frac{3}{8}$ can.
Calculate Number of Chairs: Step $2$ : Divide the total paint by the amount used per chair to find the number of chairs. $\newline$ Calculation: $(\frac{3}{4}) \div (\frac{3}{8}) = (\frac{3}{4}) \times (\frac{8}{3}) = \frac{24}{12} = 2$ .