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23 August, 09:21

William has 15 3/5 quarts of paint. He equally divided the paint into 3 gallon-sized

containers. If he has already used 2 containers, how many gallons of paint does

he have left? Express your answer as a decimal. N P MP

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  1. 23 August, 09:50
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    He has left 1.3 gallons of paint

    Step-by-step explanation:

    * Lets explain how to solve the problem

    - William has 15 3/5 quarts of paint

    - He divided the amount of paint equally into 3 gallon-sized containers

    - He used 2 containers

    - We need to find how many gallons of paint is left

    * Lets use the information above to solve the problem

    ∵ William has 15 3/5 quarts of paint

    ∵ 15 3/5 = 15.6 quarts as a decimal

    ∵ 4 quarts = 1 gallon

    ∴ 15.6 quarts = 15.6 : 4 = 3.9 gallons

    ∵ He divided the paint equally into 3 gallon-sized containers

    ∴ Each container has = 3.9 : 3 = 1.3 gallons

    ∴ Each container has 1.3 gallons of paint

    ∵ He used 2 of them

    ∴ He used ⇒ 2 * 1.3 = 2.6 gallons

    ∴ The third container is left

    ∵ The container has 1.3 gallons

    ∴ He has left 1.3 gallons of paint
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