Question

Patrick has 1 1/2 quarts of blue paint and 3 3/5 quarts of red paint. he mixes 2/3 of the blue paint and 5/6 of the red paint to get purple paint. how much purple paint does patrick have?

Answer 1

2/3 of 1 1/2 = 1 quart blue paint

5/6 of 3 3/5 = 3 quarts red paint

1 quart blue paint + 3 quarts red paint = 4 quarts purple paint