Answer:
He has left 1.3 gallons of paint
Step-by-step explanation:
* Lets explain how to solve the problem
- William has 15 3/5 quarts of paint
- He divided the amount of paint equally into 3 gallon-sized containers
- He used 2 containers
- We need to find how many gallons of paint is left
* Lets use the information above to solve the problem
∵ William has 15 3/5 quarts of paint
∵ 15 3/5 = 15.6 quarts as a decimal
∵ 4 quarts = 1 gallon
∴ 15.6 quarts = 15.6 ÷ 4 = 3.9 gallons
∵ He divided the paint equally into 3 gallon-sized containers
∴ Each container has = 3.9 ÷ 3 = 1.3 gallons
∴ Each container has 1.3 gallons of paint
∵ He used 2 of them
∴ He used ⇒ 2 × 1.3 = 2.6 gallons
∴ The third container is left
∵ The container has 1.3 gallons
∴ He has left 1.3 gallons of paint
