Question

It takes 1 3/4 of a pint of paint

to paint one wall of a room
and 1 4/5 of a pint of paint for
the second wall. How
many pints of paint are
used on the two walls?

Answer 1

3 11/20

Explanation:

1 3/4+1 4/5=

7/4+9/5=

7/4x5/5=35/20

9/5x4/4=36/20

35/20+36/20=71/20=3 11/20