Question

Brooks used 2/3 of a can of paint to paint the bird feeder. A full can of paint contains 7/8 of a gallon. How much paint did Brooks use? If Brooks painted more and only had 1/12 of a can of paint left what fraction of the can of paint did he use?

Answer 1

when Brooks painted more he used 6/12 of what was left(1/2 of what was left)