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A painter needs 5 gallons of paint to finish a house. He has 3 quarts and 1 pint. How much more paint does he need?

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ANSWER:
4 1/4 gallons

STEP BY STEP EXPLANATION:
5 gallons are needed.

Convert one gallon into quarts and one quart into pints.

3 quarts and 2 pints, minus 3 quarts and 1 pint.

The result is 4 gallons and 1 pint.
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Answer:One pint and 16 quarts or one pint and four gallons

Step-by-step explanation:there are two pints in a quart and there are 4 quarts in a gallon.

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