Question

Sharon had 1 3/5 gallons of paint and used only 6/8 of that for a project. How many gallons of paint did she use?

Answer 1

1.2 gallons

Explanation:

#1 3/5 = 1.6 #

`6/8 * 1 3/5= 6/8 * 1.6/1`

`= 9.6/8`

`96/8 = 12`

and therefore `9.6/8 = 12/10 = 1.2`