plsz help me
Mieko bought
2
gallons of paint. She used
1
4
of the paint on her bedroom,
3
quarts on the hallway, and the rest of the paint in the living room. How many quarts of paint did Mieko use in the living room?
A.
3
quarts
B.
8
quarts
C.
10
quarts
D.
12
quarts
Mieko used 1/4 of 2 gallons, which is 1/4 x 2 = 1/2 gallon of paint on her bedroom.
She used 3 quarts, which is 3/4 gallon on the hallway.
So, she used a total of 1/2 + 3/4 = 5/4 gallons on both the bedroom and hallway.
Therefore, she used 2 - 5/4 = 3/4 gallon of paint in the living room.
Since 1 gallon is equal to 4 quarts, then 3/4 gallon is equal to 3/4 x 4 = 3 quarts.
Therefore, the answer is A. 3 quarts.
To find out how many quarts of paint Mieko used in the living room, we need to calculate the total amount of paint used in the other areas first.
Mieko used 1/4 of the paint on her bedroom, which is 1/4 * 2 gallons = 1/4 * 8 quarts = 2 quarts of paint.
Mieko used 3 quarts of paint on the hallway.
Therefore, Mieko used a total of 2 quarts + 3 quarts = 5 quarts of paint in the bedroom and hallway.
Since Mieko originally bought 2 gallons of paint, there are 2 gallons * 4 quarts per gallon = 8 quarts of paint in total.
The amount of paint used in the living room would be the difference between the total amount of paint and the amount used in the other areas.
So, Mieko used 8 quarts - 5 quarts = 3 quarts of paint in the living room.
Therefore, the answer is A. 3 quarts.