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liam has 8 3/4 gallons of paint. he wants to use 2/5 of paint to paint his livingroom. how many gallons of paint will liam use?​

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Answer:

Liam will use 3.5 gallons of paint to paint his living room

Solution:

Given that Liam has
8 (3)/(4) gallons of paint.

He uses
(2)/(5) of paint to paint his living room

We need to find how many gallons of paint will Liam use

The gallons of paint Liam used can be found as follows:

Amount of paint Liam has =
8 (3)/(4) gallons

Converting mixed fraction
8 (3)/(4) to decimal we get 8.75

Amount of paint used = 2/5th of available amount


= (2)/(5) * 8.75=3.5 \text { or } 3 (1)/(2) \text { gallons }

Hence Liam will use 3.5 gallons of paint to paint his living room

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