2005 AMC 10B Problem 3
Problem 3 of 25EasierAlgebra
A gallon of paint is used to paint a room. One third of the paint is used on the first day. On the second day, one third of the remaining paint is used. What fraction of the original amount of paint is available to use on the third day?
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Solution
After the first day, of the paint remains.
On the second day, of the original amount is used.
The fraction available on the third day is
Thus, D is the correct answer.