Question

Mrs. Perky bought 2 3/4 gallons of blue paint. Each gallon of blue paint cost $19.50. Mrs. Perky also bought 1 1/3 gallons of orange paint. Each gallon of orange paint cost $16

Answer 1

$74.96 if rounding to hundredths place.

Explanation:

If you are looking for the total amount spent, first we will convert 2 3/4 into a decimal, which is 2.75. 2.75 X 19.50 = 53.625. She bought 53.525 dollars worth of blue paint, now we solve for orange. 1 1/3 X 16 = 64/3, which is simplified to 21 1/3. If we add the two togetherwe get 74.9583, but the 3 is repeated. If you are asked to rount to the 100th place, the asnwer is $74.96. If you are rounding to nearest dollar, it is about $75.

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