SOLUTION: Sam is a painter. He has 2 1/4 gallons of paint, and it takes 3/4 of a gallon to paint a room. How many rooms can he paint? Question 3 options: 1 2 3 4

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Question 1045833: Sam is a painter. He has 2 1/4 gallons of paint, and it takes 3/4 of a gallon to paint a room. How many rooms can he paint?
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Answer by MathLover1(20850) About Me  (Show Source):
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if he has 2+1%2F4=9%2F4 gallons of paint, and it takes 3%2F4+of a gallon to paint a room, then he can paint 3 rooms because 3%283%2F4%29=9%2F4+
so, answer is 3