Question

When Amelia started painting, the paint can had gallon in it. She used gallon. How much paint is left in the can?

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Answer 1

0 because she had a gallon, and then she used that gallon.

Answer 2

1/2

Explanation:

You forgot to add the fractions above. When Amelia started painting, the paint can had 7/8 gallon in it. She used 3/8 gallon. How much paint is left in the can?

So our problem is 7/8 - 3/8. Subtract the numerators since the denominator is the same. 4/8. But 4/8 can be simplified to 1/2.

So we have 1/2 a gallon left in the can.