Melanie went to the hardware store and bought 2 1/2 gallons of white paint and 1 1/4 gallons of black paint. How many gallons of paint did Melanie buy altogether?

A student solved the problem this way:

2 1/2 + 1 1/4 = 2 2/4 + 1 1/4 = 3 3/4

Melanie bought 3 3/4 gallons of paint.

Use a similar strategy to solve this problem.

Juan bought 1 1/9 gallons of black paint, 2 1/3 gallons of white paint, and a 3/4 inch paint brush.

How many gallons of paint did Juan buy altogether?

A.

3 2/9 gallons

B.

3 1/3 gallons

C.

3 4/9 gallons

D.

3 2/3 gallons

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Lainey Hansen

15 May, 01:57

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Amani · Answer 1

1 1/9 + 2 1/3

change the 1/3 to 9th's so we have

1 1/9 + 2 3/9 = 3 4/9

C