Question

When painting my bedroom I used 3 1/2 liters of blue paint and 2 1/4 liters of red paint. How much paint did I use in all

Answer 1

Heya!
You have used 5 3/4 paint in all.
.
3 1/2 + 2 1/4
= 5 (2+1)/4
= 5 3/4
:)

Answer 2

Hi there!

To solve this problem, we need to find the total amount of paint used by adding the two fractions.

First, we need to find the common denominators below adding.

1/2 = 2/4
1/4 = 1/4

The common denominator is 4.

Now, we add the mixed numbers together:

3 2/4 + 2 1/4 = 5 3/4

Since 5 3/4 can't be simplified, the answer is:

5 3/4 liters of paint

Hope this helps!