Juanita is mixing orange and blue paint to make yellow paint. She has 5/8

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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.(1 point)
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Answer 1

To find out how much more blue paint Juanita needs, we need to subtract the amount of blue paint she currently has from the amount she requires.

She needs \( \frac{7}{8} \) gallon of blue paint and currently has \( \frac{5}{8} \) gallon:

\[ \frac{7}{8} - \frac{5}{8} = \frac{7 - 5}{8} = \frac{2}{8} = \frac{1}{4} \]

So, Juanita needs \( \frac{1}{4} \) gallon more of blue paint.