Question

Milton mixed 1/2 gallons of red paint , 2/5 gallons of blue paint, 1 2/3 gallons of orange paint into a mixing barrel. How many gallons of paint did Milton put in the barrel altogether.

Answer 1

2 17/30 gallons of paint altogether

because 1/2 plus 2/5 plus 1 2/3 is 77/30 and if you simplify that it is 2 7/30