Question

Neil has partially full cans of white paint. They contain 1/3 gallon,1/5 gallon ,and 1/2 gallon of paint. About how much paint does Neil have in all ?

Answer 1

31/30 cans of paint

Explanation:

We must find a common denominator to add all of these fractions together. We notice that 3 x 5 x 2 = 30. So 10/30 + 6/30 + 15/30 = 31/30 cans of paint