Question

Bill wants to be a marine biologist when he grows up. His entire room is ocean-themed, so he is painting his bed frame blue to match. He estimates that he will need 5 cups of paint, but the hardware store only sells paint in quarts. If Bill buys 2 quarts of paint, how many cups will he have left?

Answer 1

3 cups

Explanation:

Bill needs 5 cups of paint for his bed frame.

The store only sells in quarts and so he buys 2 quarts of paint.

Let us convert to cups to see how many he bought:

1 quart = 4 cups

2 quarts = 2 * 4 = 8 cups

Bill bought 8 cups of paint. Therefore, the number of cups he has left is:

8 - 5 = 3 cups

He will have 3 cups left.