Common factor of 16 and 24 is 8
If you would like to know how many gallons of paint did Beth use, you can calculate this using the following steps:
1 jar ... 1 pint of paint
32 jars ... x pints of paint = ?
1 * x = 1 * 32
x = 32 pints of paint
1 gallon ... 8 pints
y gallons = ? ... 32 pints of paint
1 * 32 = 8 * y
32 = 8 * y /8
y = 32 / 8 = 4 gallons of paint
Result: Beth used 4 gallons of paint.
Just add the x in the other equa. and then you will get y
