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Mike is mixing paint for his walls. He mixes 1/6 gallon blue paint and 5/8 gallon green paint in a large container. What fraction represents the total amount of paint Mike mixes?

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1/6 + 5/8 =
8/48 + 30/48 = 38/48 reduces to 19/24 <==== total gallons of paint
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