Question

Gilbert use 1/4 of paint from a 8 gallon container to paint the garage. how much paint in gallons are left in the container?

Answer 1

Total paint = 8 gallons

Used up amount = 1/4th gallon

The amount left, is the difference between the two.

That would be 1/4th subtracted from 8.

Or,

`8-(1)/(4)`

Taking common denominator, we solve:

`\begin{gathered} 8-(1)/(4) \\ =(8(4)-1)/(4) \\ =(32-1)/(4) \\ =(31)/(4) \\ =7(3)/(4)\text{ gallons} \end{gathered}`