Question

Neil has 3 partially full cans of white paint . They contain 1/3 gallon , 1/5 gallon and 1/2 gallon of paint. About how many paint does Neil have in all

Answer 1

31/30 of a gallon

Explanation:

finding the lowest common denominator for all three numbers. so 1/3 becomes 10/30, 1/5 becomes 6/30, and 1/2 becomes 15/30. 10/30+6/30+15/30=31/30

Answer 2

About 1 gallon. (32/30)

Explanation:

First get a LCM (least common multiple) for 3, 5, and 2.

Now we have 30. Make 30 the denominator for all.

10/30

15/30

7/30

Then add them all up to get 32/30.

About 1 gallon.