Avery bought some cans of paint and 53 of a liter of special paint additive formulated to reduce mildew. Before painting her house, she used all of the additive to put 103 of a liter of additive in each can. How many cans of paint did Avery buy?Write your answer as a fraction or as a whole or mixed number._____ cans
Q. Avery bought some cans of paint and 53 of a liter of special paint additive formulated to reduce mildew. Before painting her house, she used all of the additive to put 103 of a liter of additive in each can. How many cans of paint did Avery buy?Write your answer as a fraction or as a whole or mixed number._____ cans
Identify total amount: Step 1: Identify the total amount of special paint additive Avery used and the amount she used per can.Total additive used: 53 liter.Amount used per can: 103 liter.We need to divide the total additive by the amount used per can to find the number of cans.Calculation: (53)÷(103)=(53)×(310)=2.
Calculate number of cans: Step 2: Simplify the result to find the number of cans.The calculation from Step 1 gives us 2, which means Avery bought 2 cans of paint.
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