Question

HELP ME PLSS I'll give you brain listed Thomas has some leftover paint that he would like to sell. He mixes 4 3 /8 gallons of blue paint with 6 1 /8 gallons of white paint. Then, he pours this light-blue mixture into 1/ 4 gallon containers. How many of these 1 /4 gallon containers can he fill completely with this paint mixture?

Answer 1

Answer: 42 containers

Step-by-step explanation:

4 3/8 + 6 1/8 = 10 1/2

10 1/2 divided by 1/4 = 42

Answer 2

Answer:

Second dot, 42 containers

Step-by-step explanation:

(1) Let's add the volumes of blue paint and white paint first, but first, we convert them to improper fractions

4 3/8 = 35/8

6 1/8 = 49/8

(2) Let's add the fractions now

35/8 + 49/8 = 84/8

84/8 = 10.5

Hence the total volume of the mixture is 10.5 gallons.

(3) To find how many 1/4 gallon containers can be filled with this mixture, we divide the total volume of the mixture by the volume of one 1/4 gallon container:

10.5 divided by 1/4 = 10.5 x 4/1 =

42

Hence he can fill 42 of these 1/4 gallon containers with the paint mixture