Painting & Decorating Fraction Level E3/L1

You have a can of paint that is 4 litres in size. If you've used 1/2 of the can to paint a wall, how many litres of paint have you used?

• 1 litre

• 2 litres

• 3 litres

• 4 litres

You need to mix two different paint colours to create a shade. One colour is 1/4 red and the other is 3/4 blue. What fraction of the final colour is blue?

• 2/4

• 1/4

• 3/4

• 1/3

A room is 5 meters long, and you need to paint 3/5 of the walls. How many meters of the walls do you need to paint?

• 2 meters

• 1 meter

• 4 meters

• 3 meters

If you have a roll of wallpaper that is 10 meters long, and you've used 2/5 of it, how many meters of wallpaper do you have left?

• 3 meters

• 4 meters

• 2 meters

• 6 meters

You have 8 paintbrushes, and you want to give 1/4 of them to your colleague. How many paintbrushes will you give to your colleague?

• 2 paint brushes

• 1 paint brush

• 3 paint brushes

• 7 paint brushes

To paint a door, you need 1/3 of a can of paint that holds 2 litres. How many litres of paint will you use to paint the door?

• 1.50 litres

• 1.90 litres

• 1.33 litres

• 1.20 litres

You've purchased a pack of sandpaper that has 20 sheets, and you've used 3/5 of them. How many sheets of sandpaper do you have left?

• 2 sheets

• 6 sheets

• 15 sheets

• 8 sheets

A client has requested a specific paint color for a room. If the paint is 7/8 white and 1/8 beige, what fraction of the final colour is beige?

• 4/8

• 1/8

• 7/8

• 5/8

You're working on a project, and you've spent 1/6 of your time sanding the walls. How many hours have you spent on sanding if you work 6 hours a day?

• 2 hours

• 3 hours

• 24 hours

• 1 hour

If you're estimating the cost of materials for a job and you need 3/4 of a can of primer, which costs £15 per can, how much will the primer cost?

• £12.00

• £10.25

• £11.25

• £9.50