Question

Paula has containers of colored sand that she uses for sand art. She has 1/3 cup of each blue, gray,and orange. She has 2/3 cup of each of yellow and red. She has 1/2 cup of purple and 1cup of green. If Paula uses a cup of sand for each picture, how many pictures will she be able to make?

Answer 1

3 pictures.

1/3 + 1/3 + 1/3 = 3/3 = 1
2/3 + 2/3 = 4/3 = 1 1/3

1 + 1 + 1 1/3 + 1/2
   2 + 1 1/3 + 1/2

1 1/3 * 3 = 1 2/6
   1/2 * 3 =    3/6
              = 1 5/6

2 + 1 5/6
3 5/6

Paula can make 3 pictures.