Question

Julieta is mixing orange and blue paint to make yellow paint she has five over eight of a gallon of blue paint but she needs 7/8 of a gallon how much more blue paint does she need simplify the answer

Answer 1

Julieta has \( \frac{5}{8} \) of a gallon of blue paint, and she needs \( \frac{7}{8} \) of a gallon. To determine how much more blue paint she needs, we can subtract the amount she has from the amount she needs:

\[
\frac{7}{8} - \frac{5}{8}
\]

Since the denominators are the same, we can subtract the numerators directly:

\[
\frac{7 - 5}{8} = \frac{2}{8}
\]

Now, we simplify \( \frac{2}{8} \):

\[
\frac{2}{8} = \frac{1}{4}
\]

Therefore, Julieta needs \( \frac{1}{4} \) of a gallon more of blue paint.