Kenneth

Kenneth is painting his kitchen and bathroom. He bought 5 gallons of paint to paint the two rooms. He used 1/4 of that amount to paint the bathroom and the rest to paint the kitchen. Thus, Kenneth used 5 gallons of paint to paint the kitchen.

Final Answer:

p =  15/4 = 3 ³⁄₄ gal

Step-by-step explanation:

$$\begin{gathered} a=5\text{gal} \\ b=a\cdot \frac{1}{4}=5\cdot \frac{1}{4}=\frac{5\cdot 1}{4}=\frac{5}{4}=1.25\text{gal} \\ p=a-b=5-\frac{5}{4}=\frac{5\cdot 4}{4}-\frac{5}{4}=\frac{20}{4}-\frac{5}{4}=\frac{20-5}{4}=\frac{15}{4}=\frac{15}{4}\text{gal}=3.75\text{gal} \end{gathered}$$

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