Question

Brent painted houses during the summer in September he had 3 1/3 gallons of brown paint, 2 5/6 of yellow paint, and 1 1/2 gallons of red paint left over . How many gallons of paint does he have left

Answer 1

The answer to your question is 7 2/3 gallons

Explanation:

Data

3 1/3 gallons brown paint

2 5/6 gallons of yellow paint

1 1/2 gallons of red paint

Process

To find the total gallons of paint left, just sum up all the gallons of paint

1.- Convert the mixed fractions to improper fractions

3 1/3 = (9 + 1) / 3 = 10/3

2 5/6 = (12 + 5) / 6 = 17/6

1 1/2 = (2 + 1) / 2 = 3/2

2.- Find the least common factor

2 3 6 2

1 3 3 3

1 1

LCF = 2 x 3 = 6

3,. Sum of the fractions

10/3 + 17/6 + 3/2 = (20 + 17 + 9) / 6

= 46 / 6

= 7 4/6

= 7 2/3

4.- Brent has left 7 2/3 gallons of paints