Molly is painting her bedroom walls, and the paint costs $24 per gallon. How much does the paint cost per quart?

Question

$3 per quart
$6 per quart
$48 per quart
$96 per quart

Answer 1

There are 4 quarts in a gallon. If the paint costs $24 per gallon, to find the cost per quart, you can divide the cost of the gallon by the number of quarts in a gallon.

\[ \text{Cost per quart} = \frac{\text{Cost per gallon}}{\text{Number of quarts per gallon}} = \frac{24}{4} = 6 \]

Therefore, the cost of the paint is $6 per quart.