Heather wants her room to be more colorful. So, she is painting one of the walls. She divides the wall into 3 equal parts. Heather paints 1 part her favorite color.What fraction of the wall does Heather paint her favorite color?____ /____
Q. Heather wants her room to be more colorful. So, she is painting one of the walls. She divides the wall into 3 equal parts. Heather paints 1 part her favorite color.What fraction of the wall does Heather paint her favorite color?____ /____
Divide Wall: Heather divides the wall into 3 equal parts and paints 1 part. To find the fraction of the wall painted, we consider the part painted over the total parts.Calculation: 1 part painted /3 total parts =31
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