Question

Neil has 3 partially full cans of white pants. they contain 1/3 gallon, 1/5 gallon,and 1/2 gallon of paint About how much paint does Neil have in all

Answer 1

Neil has a total of 1 1/30 gallons of paint when combining three partially full cans containing 1/3, 1/5, and 1/2 gallon of paint, after converting them to a common denominator and summing them up.

Step-by-step explanation:

The student is asking about the total quantity of paint Neil has when combining three partially full cans with varying amounts. To find the total, we need to add the fractional quantities together: 1/3 gallon, 1/5 gallon, and 1/2 gallon of paint.

To add these fractions, they must have a common denominator. The least common denominator for 3, 5, and 2 is 30. Converting each fraction to have a denominator of 30, we get:

• 1/3 = 10/30
• 1/5 = 6/30
• 1/2 = 15/30

Adding these together, we have:

10/30 + 6/30 + 15/30 = 31/30

This result simplifies to 1 1/30 gallons. Therefore, Neil has a little more than one gallon of paint in total.

Answer 2

he has 1 1/30 gallons, or 31/30 gallons, you can find this by setting all the fractions to a common denominator and adding them