Question

Miranda uses 15/16 gallon of red paint in an art project. She uses 2/5 as much blue paint as she does red paint. How many gallons of blue paint does Miranda use?

Answer 1

To solve the problem, we start by labeling 2/5 of 15/16 like this:

N1/D1 of N2/D2

Then we use this fraction of a fraction formula to solve the problem:

(N1 x N2) / (D1 x D2)

When we enter 2/5 of 15/16 into the formula, we get:

(2 x 15) / (5 x 16) = 30/80

Therefore, the answer to 2/5 of 15/16 in its lowest form is:

2/5 of 15/16 = 3/8

Miranda used 3/8 gallon of blue paint.