Question

an artist completed 1/4 of a painting in 2 weeks. At what rate is he working? simplify your answer and write it as a proper fraction, mixed number, or whole number.

Answer 1

An artist completed 1/4 of a painting in 2 weeks.

1/4 part of painting completed in 2 weeks

i.e. In 2 week, amount of work is done = 1/4

Then in one week, amount of work is done = 1/4 ÷ 2

$\begin{gathered} \text{ }\frac{1}{4}\text{ }\div\text{ 2=}\frac{1}{4}\times\frac{1}{2} \\ \text{ }\frac{1}{4}\text{ }\div\text{ 2=}\frac{1}{8} \end{gathered}$

Thus, the artist comp