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Carol used 1.8 gallons of paint for a barn. She used 1/5 of the remaining paint for a dog house. She had 2/7 of the paint left. How much painted Carol begin with?

Carol used 1.8 gallons of paint for a barn. She used 1/5 of the remaining paint for a dog house. She had 2/7 of the paint left. How much painted Carol begin with?
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Carol used 1.8 gallons of paint for a barn. She used 1/5 of the remaining paint for a dog house. She had 2/7 of the paint left. How much painted Carol begin with?

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so you have 1.8 divided by 1/5 which = 3.6 and then you do 3.6 times 2/7 which is 1.008
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