Question

a painter needs 1/4 gallon of red paint to finish a job. He has 3.4 gallon of blue paint. He has 3.8 gallon more blue paint than red paint. Can he finish the job?

Answer 1

No.

Red Paint = 3.4 - 3.8 = - 0.4 < 1/4

Answer 2

Nope

Explanation:

To determine if the painter can finish the job, we need to compare the amount of blue paint the painter has to the amount of red paint needed.

The painter needs 1/4 gallon of red paint to finish the job.

The painter has 3.4 gallons of blue paint.

We are given that the painter has 3.8 gallons more blue paint than red paint.

To find the amount of red paint the painter has, we can subtract the extra blue paint from the total amount of blue paint.

3.4 gallons - 3.8 gallons = -0.4 gallons

Since the result is negative, it means that the painter does not have enough red paint to finish the job. The negative value indicates a shortage of 0.4 gallons.

In summary, the painter cannot finish the job with the amount of red paint available. They would need an additional 0.4 gallons of red paint to complete the task.