Question

Gus is painting his house. He uses 2 quarts of paint per hour. Gus paints for 8 hours. How many gallons of paint did he use? Show your work.

Answer 1

To convert the given number of gallons to quarts, multiply the number of gallons by 4.

Step-by-step explanation:

First, notice that gallons are larger than quarts. You are moving from a larger unit of measure to a smaller unit of measure. This means you will need to multiply. There are 4 quarts in a gallon, so your conversion factor is 4.

Now, multiply. Take the given number of gallons and multiply by 4.

8(1/2) x 4 = (17/2) x (4/1) = 68/2 = 34

The answer is 8(1/2) gallons - 34 quarts.