ingejemire8289 ingejemire8289
  • 10-09-2019
  • Mathematics
contestada

Sarah has 2/3 gallon of blue paint and 7/12 gallon of red paint. If she has a total of 2 1/8 gallons of paint, how many gallons are neither red nor blue?

Respuesta :

godofconfusion
godofconfusion godofconfusion
  • 10-09-2019
7/8 of a gallon

2/3=16/24
7/12=14/24
2 1/8=51/24

14+16=30
51-30=21
so your final answer is 21/24 or 7/8
Answer Link

Otras preguntas

Who served as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court from 1801 until 1835 John C. Calhoun Thurgood Marshall Clarence Thomas John Marshall
Why do oceanographers study Meddies?
The length of a rectangle is 24 units. Can the perimeter x of the rectangle be 60 units when its width y is 11 units? (1 point) No, the rectangle cannot have
why do you think Theodore Roosevelt's Square Deal was appealing to Americans at the turn of the century?
explain how you can use doubles when multiplying with 4 to find 4×8
Abby did 121 sit ups in 8 minutes .estimate the number of sit-ups she did in 1 minute.
To whom is dr king speaking when he says "Let us not seek to satisfy our thirst for freedom by drinking from the cup of bitterness and hatred" A) white America
I need help with 14
What is the name of the process in which glucose is converted to pyruvic acid?
Read the following scenario and answer the question below. Sarah is a local politician running for a seat on the city council. She is preparing a speech she w