Question

Sam had 3/4 gallon of paint and used only 1/2 of that for a project. How

many gallons of paint did he use?

Answer 1

3/8

Explanation:

Known :

• Sam had 3/4 gallon of paint
• Sam used 1/2 of that for a project

Asked :

• Gallons of paint he uses

Solution :

Amount of paint he uses = 3/4 x 1/2

Amount of paint he uses = 3/8

Conclusion :

The amount of paint he uses is 3/8

Answer 2

`\huge\boxed{\sf (3)/(8) \ gallons \ of \ paint}`

Explanation:

Total gallon of paint Sam had = 3/4 gallon

He used = 1/2 of 3/4 gallon of the paint he had

Key : "of" means to "multiply"

So, He used:

`\displaystyle =(1)/(2) * (3)/(4) \\\\= (1 * 3)/(2 * 4) \\\\= (3)/(8) \ gallons \ of \ paint\\\\\rule[225]{225}{2}`

Hope this helped!

~AH1807