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Audrey is painting her house. She used 1/8 of a gallon in her bathroom, and 2/6 of a gallon of paint in her bedroom. How much paint did she use in all

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Answer:

1/8 and 2/6 put them in common terms making it

3/24 and 8/24 so you add them giving you

11/24 which can't be simplified so she used 11/24 of a gallon of pain in total

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Answer:

11/24

Explanation:

To do this we have to add the paint she used in the bathroom and the paint she used in her bedroom.

1/8+2/6

To do this we have to get a common denominator

1/8*3*3/3=3/24

2/6*4/4=8/24

3/24+8/24=11/24

She used 11/24 gallons to paint her house.

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