Question

stevie has 1/4 of a gallon of paint. he divided the paint equally into 3 containers. How much paint did he put in each container??

Answer 1

1/12 gallon

Explanation:

Each container got 1/3 of the original amount, so ...

(1/3)(1/4 gal) = 1/12 gal

Stevie put 1/12 gallon of paint in each container.