a gallon contains 4 3/8 gallons of paint a painter uses 1/2 of the paint. How many gallons of paint did the painter use. Make an equation that shows the situation.
Well, well, well! Looks like we have a colorful situation on our hands. Let's break it down, shall we?
To find out how many gallons of paint the painter used, we'll start with the given information. A gallon contains 4 3/8 gallons of paint, and the painter uses 1/2 of that paint. So we can set up our equation as follows:
(4 3/8) * (1/2) = X
Now let's do some math. 4 3/8, when expressed as an improper fraction, is 35/8. And 1/2 can be written as 4/8. So our equation becomes:
(35/8) * (4/8) = X
Multiplying the numerators gives us 140, and multiplying the denominators gives us 64. So, X is equal to 140/64.
But don't worry, my friend! We can simplify that fraction. Dividing both the numerator and denominator by 8 gives us 17.5/8.
So, the painter used approximately 17.5/8 gallons of paint in total.
Let's let "x" represent the number of gallons of paint the painter used.
Given that a gallon contains 4 3/8 gallons of paint, we can write this as a fraction:
1 gallon = 4 3/8 gallons
Since the painter used half (1/2) of this amount, we can set up the following equation:
1/2 * (4 3/8) = x
Simplifying this equation:
1/2 * (35/8) = x
Multiplying fractions:
35/16 = x
So, the equation that represents the situation is:
x = 35/16 gallons of paint
To find out how many gallons of paint the painter used, we can set up an equation based on the information given.
First, we know that a gallon contains 4 3/8 gallons of paint. We can represent this as a mixed number or convert it to an improper fraction. Let's convert it to an improper fraction:
4 3/8 = (8 * 4 + 3) / 8 = 35/8
Next, we know that the painter used 1/2 of the paint. Let's represent this as a fraction.
The equation that represents this situation can be written as:
(1/2) * (35/8) = x
Here, 'x' represents the number of gallons of paint the painter used.
To solve the equation, we can multiply the fractions:
(1/2) * (35/8) = 35/16
So, the painter used 35/16 gallons of paint.
a gallon contains 4 3/8 gallons of paint
This must be some kind of paint suppression.
I think you just want
4 3/8 - (1/2)(4 3/8)
= 35/8 - 35/16
= 35/16