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There were 9/12 gallons of white paint in storage. William used 2/7 of the paint for the fence. How much paint did he use?

There were 9/12 gallons of white paint in storage. William used 2/7 of the paint for the fence. How much paint did he use?
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There were 9/12 gallons of white paint in storage. William used 2/7 of the paint for the fence. How much paint did he use?

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User Rian Rizvi
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The simplified answer is 6/21
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User Svenema
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change denominator to common fraction

9/12 turns into 63/84

2/7 turns into 24/84

there was 63/84 gallons of paint and he used 24/84

simplify u get 6/21 gallons of paint used i believe

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