Question

Over spring break, you are going to volunteer and paint 30

houses. You will need 8 gallons of paint for each home. You
receive two donations of paint, each with 15 containers, and
will purchase the required remaining paint.
If each container holds 5 gallons of paint, how many
containers do you need to buy?

Answer 1

33 containers

Explanation:

total gallons needed=8×30=240

gallons in 15 containers=15×5=75

gallons needed=240-75=165

no. of containers needed to buy=165÷5=33