You are painting the outside of a 36-foot fence that goes around a square playground. There are 4 equal sections. You have painted 1/4 of one section. What fraction of the job have you completed?
Answer:
You have completed \(\frac{1}{16}\) of the job.
Step-by-step explanation:
You are painting the outside of a 36 foot fence.
There are 4 equal sections of the fence = 36 ÷ 4 = 9 feet one section.
You have painted \(\frac{1}{4}\) of one section.
9 × \(\frac{1}{4}\) = \(\frac{9}{4}\) feet.
you have painted \(\frac{9}{4}\) feet of one section.
Now the fraction of total job done = \(\frac{9}{4\times 36}\) = \(\frac{1}{16}\)
You have completed \(\frac{1}{16}\) of the job.