SOLUTION: A painter used 3/8 gallon of paint for one job and 1/3 gallon for another job. How many gallons of paint did the painter use for both jobs?

Question 819399: A painter used 3/8 gallon of paint for one job and 1/3 gallon for another job.

How many gallons of paint did the painter use for both jobs?

Found 2 solutions by stanbon, TimothyLamb:
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
A painter used 3/8 gallon of paint for one job and 1/3 gallon for another job.
How many gallons of paint did the painter use for both jobs?
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Ans: (3/8)+(1/3) = (3*3+8*1)/(8*3) = 17/24 gallon
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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Answer by TimothyLamb(4379) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
3/8 + 1/3
9/24 + 8/24
17/24 = 0.71
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he used less than one gallon (71% of one gallon)
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