Question

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A painter used 5/6 gallon of paint for one job and 1/4 gallon for another job.

How many gallons of paint did the painter use for both jobs?


a. 3/5 gal

b. 1 1/6 gal

c. 1 1/12 gal

Answer 1

Find the common denominator of 6 and 4.
6: 6, 12...
4: 8, 12...

We can use 12 for this example.

5/6 to ?/12.
12 / 6 = 2, therefore do 5 x 2.
5 x 2 = 10. 10/12.

1/4 to ?/12.
12 / 4 = 3, therefore do 3 x 1.
3 x 1 = 3. 3/12.

13/12. 1 1/12.

I believe you ran out of space or didn't put answer D. I researched this question and concluded that the other choice is 1 and 1/12.

The answer is 1 and 1/12.