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Neil has 3 partially full cans of white paint. They contain 1/3 of a gallon and 1/5 and 1/2 of a gallon of paint. About how much paint does Neil have left?

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Answer:

1¹/₃₀

Explanation:

The 3 gallons were partially full

They contain 1/3 of a gallon and 1/5 and 1/2 of a gallon of paint.

the first is 1/3 of the gallon

the second is 1/5 of galloon

the third is 1/2 of gallon adding them together

1/3 +1/5 +1/2 = (10+6+15)/30 = 31/30 = 1¹/₃₀

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