Question

Mark wants to paint a mural. he has 1 1/3 gallon of yellow paint, 1 1/4 gallon of green paint and ,7/8 gallon of Blue paint Mark plans to use 3/4 gallon of each paint color. how many gallons of paint will he have left after painting the Mural

Answer 1

7/12 of a gallon of yellow paint, 1/2 of a gallon of green paint and 1/8 of blue paint.

Explanation:

you change 3/4 to 9/12 to subtract it from 1 1/3 and then you change it back ti 3/4 to subtract it from 1 1/4 and for 7/8 you change it to 6/8 which would give you 7/12, 1/2 and 7/8 of a gallon.