Sarina is mixing paint. If she adds 1/4 gallon blue, 1/4 gallon red, and 1/4 gallon white, how much total paint does she have

Question

3/8 gallon
4 gallons
3/4 gallon
3 gallons

Step 2. What color did she get

Answer 1

To find the total amount of paint that Sarina has, we simply need to add the amounts of each color of paint she used:

\[ \frac{1}{4} \text{ gallon blue} + \frac{1}{4} \text{ gallon red} + \frac{1}{4} \text{ gallon white} \]

Calculating this step by step:

1. First, add the blue and red: \[ \frac{1}{4} + \frac{1}{4} = \frac{2}{4} = \frac{1}{2} \text{ gallon} \]

2. Now add white to this result: \[ \frac{1}{2} + \frac{1}{4} = \frac{2}{4} + \frac{1}{4} = \frac{3}{4} \text{ gallon} \]

So the total amount of paint Sarina has is \(\frac{3}{4}\) gallon.

Step 2: What color did she get?

Mixing blue, red, and white paint typically results in a shade of purple or lavender, depending on the proportions of blue and red. Since Sarina used equal amounts of each color, she will likely get a lighter purple.