a painter used 3/8 gallon of paint for one job and 1/3 gallon of paint for another job

Question

how many gallons did the painter use for both jobs.

Answer 1

To find the total amount of paint used for both jobs, we need to add the amount of paint used for each job.

First, we add 3/8 gallon and 1/3 gallon:

3/8 + 1/3

To add these fractions, we need to find a common denominator. The least common multiple of 8 and 3 is 24.

Next, we convert the fractions to have a denominator of 24:

3/8 = (3/8) * (3/3) = 9/24
1/3 = (1/3) * (8/8) = 8/24

Now that both fractions have the same denominator, we can add them:

9/24 + 8/24 = 17/24

Therefore, the painter used 17/24 gallon of paint for both jobs.