Question

Neil has 3 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? A) Less than 1 1/2 gallons.

B) Between 1 1/2 gallons and 2 gallons


C) More than 2 gallons

Answer 1

A) less than 1 1/2 gallons

Answer 2

The correct answer is A

Explanation:

Neil has 3 partially full cans of white paint

`\text{Paint contained by the first can = }(1)/(3)\text{ gallons}`

`\text{Paint contained by then second can = }(1)/(5)\text{ gallons}`

`\text{Paint contained by the third can = }(1)/(2)\text{ gallons}`

`\text{So, Paint contained by all the three cans = }(1)/(3)+(1)/(5)+(1)/(2)\text{ gallons}`

`\text{So, Paint contained by all the three cans = }(31)/(30)\text{ gallons}`

`\text{Now, }(31)/(30)<1\tfrac{1}{2}`

Hence, The correct answer is A.