Question

5) Eva has 1 3/4 gallon of paint. She wants to store all of the paint equally among 4 containers. How much paint, in gallons, will Eva store in each container?​

Answer 1

let's convert the mixed fraction to improper fraction first, then let's divide.

`\stackrel{mixed}{1(3)/(4)}\implies \cfrac{1\cdot 4+3}{4}\implies \stackrel{improper}{\cfrac{7}{4}} \\\\[-0.35em] ~\dotfill\\\\ \cfrac{7}{4}/ 4\implies \cfrac{7}{4}/ \cfrac{4}{1}\implies \cfrac{7}{4}\cdot \cfrac{1}{4}\implies \cfrac{7}{16}\qquad \textit{for each container}`