It takes 1/3 pint of paint to cover a birdhouse. There are 12 and 1/3 pints of paint in a can. Write and evaluate a division expression to find the number of bread houses that can be painted.

37 birdhouses

Step-by-step explanation:

Given:

It takes 1/3 pint of paint to cover a birdhouse.

There are 12 1/3 pints of paint in a can.

Question asked:

Write and evaluate a division expression to find the number of bread houses that can be painted.

Solution:

We will solve it by unitary method:

By using pints of paint, we can paint = 1 birdhouse

By using 1 pints of paint, we can paint =

By using   pints of paint, we can paint

Thus, 37 birdhouses can be painted by using pints of paints.

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