Question

Liam has 8 3/4 gallons of paint. He wants to use 2/5 of the paint to paint his living room how many gallons of paint will Liam use?

Answer 1

`(2/5)` of `(8 3/4)` is:
Liam used 3.5 gallons of paint

Explanation:

We want to find `(2/5)*(8 3/4)`
Rewritten using decimals:
`0.4*8.75`
`= 3.5`