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Decimals, SM-Bank 077

Brett has three 6-litre cans of paint.

He divides the paint up equally between his 24 art students.

How much paint will each student receive?

Write you answer as a decimal.  (2 marks)

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\(0.75\)

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\(\text{Total paint}\) \(= 3\times 6\)
  \(= 18\text{ litres}\)

 

\(\text{Paint per student}\) \(=\dfrac{18}{24}\)
  \(=\dfrac{3}{4}\)
  \(= 0.75\text{ litres}\)

Filed Under: Decimals Tagged With: num-title-ct-core, smc-4461-35-Conversions decimals, smc-4461-55-Word problems decimals

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