Question

Farmer George is painting 3 chicken coops. He started painting this morning. Now he only has 1 3/4 of a chicken coop left to paint this afternoon. How many chicken coops did Farmer George paint this morning?

Answer 1

Answer:

The answer to your question is  1 1/4

Step-by-step explanation:

Data

total number of coops = T = 3

amount of coops unpainted = u = 1 3/4

amount of coops painted = p = ?

Process

1.- Write an equation that represents this process

             T = u + p

2.- Substitution

             3 = 1 3/4 + p

3.- Solve for p

              p = 3  - 1 3/4

              p = 3 - 7/4

              p = 12/4 - 7/4

4.- Result

              p = 5/4

              p = 1 1/4