Question

Leah decided to paint some of the rooms at her 51-room hotel. She needs 1/5 of a can of paint per room. If Leah had 6 cans of paint. how many rooms can she paint

Answer 1

Answer:

Leah can paint 30 rooms.

Step-by-step explanation:

Each room requires $\dfrac{1}{5}$ of a can of paint, this means painting 5 rooms requires

$\dfrac{1}{5}+\dfrac{1}{5}+\dfrac{1}{5}+\dfrac{1}{5}+\dfrac{1}{5}=\dfrac{1+1+1+1+1}{5}=\dfrac{5}{5} =1$

or 1 can paints 5 rooms.

So, if Leah has 6 cans of paint, then how many rooms can she paint?

Leah can paint

$\dfrac{5\:rooms}{can} *6\:cans=\boxed{30\: rooms}$

Leah can paint 30 rooms with 6 cans of paint.