Question

Enoch buys 2 gallons of green paint.He uses 5 quarts to paint her porch and 0.5quarts to paint the front porch swing.How many quarts of paint does Enoch have left?

Answer 1

Answer:

Enoch has 2.5 quarts of paint remaining

Explanations:

Amount of green paint bought by Enoch = 2 gallons

Amount of green paints Enoch uses to paint the porch = 5 quarts

Note that:

4 quarts = 1 gallon

5 quarts = 5/4 gallons = 1.25 gallons

Therefore, amount of green paints Enoch uses to paint her porch = 1.25 gallons

Amount of green plants Enoch uses to paint the front porch swing = 0.5 quarts

4 quarts = 1 gallon

0.5 quarts = 0.5/4 = 0.125 gallons

Therefore, amount of green plants Enoch uses to paint the front porch swing = 0.125 gallons

Total amount of green paints used = 1.25 + 0.125 = 1.375 gallons

Amount of paint remaining = (Amount of paint bought) - (Amount of paint used)

Amount of paint remaining = 2 - 1.375 = 0.625 gallons = 0.625 x 4 = 2.5 quarts

Enoch has 2.5 quarts of paint remaining