Question

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A painter needs 4 1/2 gallons of white paint. He has 1 1/4 gallons of white paint in his truck and another 3/6 gallons of white paint in a storage room.


How many more gallons of white paint does the painter need?

Answer 1

Answer: Im pretty sure the answer is 410 2/3

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Answer 2

• 2 3/4 gallons

Explanation:

Let the missing volume of paint be x.

We have following equation:

• 1 1/4 + 3/6 + x = 4 1/2

Solve for x in steps:

• 1 1/4 + 1/2 + x = 4 1/2
• 1 1/4 + 2/4 + x = 4 2/4
• 1 3/4 + x = 4 2/4
• x = 4 2/4 - 1 3/4
• x = 3 6/4 - 1 3/4
• x = 2 3/4