Mario is mixing paint for his walls. In a large container he mixes 1/6 gallon blue paint and 5/8 gallon green paint. Which fraction represents the total amount of paint Mario mixes?

I need help

1/6 = 4/24

5/8 = 15/24

4/24 + 15/24 = 19/24 gallon.

can someone help me

To find the total amount of paint Mario mixes, we need to add the quantities of blue and green paint.

First, let's convert the fractions to have a common denominator. The least common multiple of 6 and 8 is 24, so we can rewrite the fractions:

1/6 gallon blue paint = (1/6) * 4/4 = 4/24 gallon blue paint
5/8 gallon green paint = (5/8) * 3/3 = 15/24 gallon green paint

Now that the fractions have the same denominator, we can add them together:

4/24 gallon blue paint + 15/24 gallon green paint = (4 + 15)/24 gallon paint

So, the fraction that represents the total amount of paint Mario mixes is 19/24 gallon.