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Mr. Thompson bought a 5-gallon can of paint. After painting his room, 2/5 of the paint was left. How many gallons of paint did he use?

Mr. Thompson bought a 5-gallon can of paint. After painting his room, 2/5 of the paint was left. How many gallons of paint did he use?
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Mr. Thompson bought a 5-gallon can of paint. After painting his room, 2/5 of the paint was left. How many gallons of paint did he use?

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if you do some subtraction, subtract the whole number with the numerator. 5-2=3 therefore he used 3/5
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