Question

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 1

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.