Clarence's service project is to put a fresh coat of paint on the north wall of the school building. That's a lot of work, so he asks some friends to help. To split up the work, Clarence divides the wall into $6$ equal sections. Clarence paints $2$ sections himself. $\newline$ What fraction of the wall does Clarence paint? $\newline$ /

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Q. Clarence's service project is to put a fresh coat of paint on the north wall of the school building. That's a lot of work, so he asks some friends to help. To split up the work, Clarence divides the wall into

6

equal sections. Clarence paints

2

sections himself.

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What fraction of the wall does Clarence paint?

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Identify Sections Painted: Identify the total sections and the sections Clarence painted. Clarence paints $2$ out of $6$ sections.
Simplify Fraction: Simplify the fraction $\frac{2}{6}$ to its lowest terms. Find the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of $2$ and $6$ , which is $2$ . Divide both the numerator and the denominator by the GCF: $\left(\frac{2}{2}\right)/\left(\frac{6}{2}\right) = \frac{1}{3}$ .