Question

To draw the word "MURAL", 4320 pints of paint is required. If each letter is drawn using an equal amount of paint, then the paint used for drawing the letter "L" is _____

• A. 1728 pints
• B. 432 pints
• C. 864 pints
• D. 964 pints

Answer 1

The correct option is C 864 pints

Total amount of paint used to draw the word "MURAL" $=4320pints$

Total number of letters in the word "MURAL" $=5$

∴ Amount of paint used for each letter will be obtained by dividing 4320 by 5.

So, we have to find the answer of $4320÷5$

Calculating $4320÷5$ by standard algorithm, we get:


So, for $4320÷5$, we get the final quotient as $864$

Therefore, in order to paint a single letter in the word "MURAL", $864pints$ of paint is used.

∴ For the letter $L$, amount of paint used will be $864pints$