Question

Sudhir is painting statues. After some time, he finds that ${\left(\frac{7}{8}\right)}^{th}$ of the paint is left. Each statue requires

${\left(\frac{1}{16}\right)}^{th}$ of the paint. Number of statues that he can still paint is

• A. 13
• B. 14
• C. 15
• D. 16

Answer 1

The correct option is B

14

Number of statues that can be painted =$\frac{Amountofpaintleft}{Paintrequiredfor1statue}$

= $\frac{\left(7/8\right)}{\left(1/16\right)}$

= $\frac{7\times 16}{1\times 8}$

= 7 $\times$ 2 = 14