Question

Bill paints murals. He recorded the total amount of white paint that he used for his murals each month in the table below. In April, Bill used 2/3 of the amount that he used in May. Fill in the amount of white paint Bill used in April in the table below.

Month Gallons    White paint used
    March                    1 1/4
    April                       ___
    May                        4/5


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Answer 1

"2/3 of the amount used in April" would be written as follows:

(2/3)(4/5) = 8/15 (answer)