Harrison has 1 ¼ gallons of yellow paint, 3 ⅔ gallons of blue paint, and 5 ¾ gallons of green paint. How much paint does he have altogether?
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1 1/4 + 5 3/4 = 7
so now add in the rest of it
To find the total amount of paint Harrison has, we need to add up the gallons of yellow, blue, and green paint he has.
First, let's convert the mixed numbers to improper fractions for easier calculation.
1 ¼ gallons = 1 + ¼ = 5/4 gallons
3 ⅔ gallons = 3 + ⅔ = 11/3 gallons
5 ¾ gallons = 5 + ¾ = 23/4 gallons
Now, let's add up the fractions:
5/4 + 11/3 + 23/4
To add fractions, we need to find a common denominator. In this case, the common denominator is 12, which is a multiple of all the denominators (4, 3, and 4).
Now, we can rewrite the fractions with the common denominator:
(5/4) x (3/3) = 15/12
(11/3) x (4/4) = 44/12
(23/4) x (3/3) = 69/12
Next, we can add the fractions:
15/12 + 44/12 + 69/12 = (15 + 44 + 69)/12 = 128/12
Finally, we can simplify the fraction by dividing both the numerator and denominator by their greatest common divisor, which is 4:
128/12 = (128 ÷ 4) / (12 ÷ 4) = 32/3
Therefore, Harrison has a total of 32/3 gallons of paint, or approximately 10 2/3 gallons of paint.