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An art teacher had 2/3 gallon of paint to pour into containers. if he poured 1/8 gallon of paint into each container until he ran out of paint, how many containers had paint in them, including the one that was partially filled?

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Answer:

6 containers

Explanation:

This problem is asking us to divide the total 2/3 gallons by the 1/8 gallon of paint being poured into each container.

Given:


(2)/(3) /(1)/(8)

"Keep, change, and flip:"


(2)/(3)*(8)/(1)

Multiply across:


(2*8)/(3*1) =(16)/(3)

Simplify:

5
(1)/(3)

Since the problem is counting the one partially filled, we round 5
(1)/(3) up to be 6 containers with paint in them.

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