Question

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A painter used 3/8 gallon of paint for one job and 1/3 for another. How many gallons of paint did the painter use for both jobs?

A. 4/11
B. 17/24
C. 3/4
D. 1 1/8 I think it's B

Answer 1

Put both fractions over a common denominator to get:
9/24 + 8/24 = 17/24.

You'd be right in thinking B

Answer 2

So I got it right?

Answer 3

Unless you guessed, you did it perfectly

Answer 4

Thank you for the help anyways!!!