Question

1. mr. rivas bought a can of paint. he used \\(\frac{3}{8}\\) of it to paint a bookshelf. he used \\(\frac{1}{4}\\) of it to paint a wagon. he used some of it to paint a birdhouse and has \\(\frac{1}{8}\\) of the paint left. how much paint did he use for the birdhouse?

Explanation:

Step1: Set total paint as 1

Let total paint = $1$

Step2: Convert $\frac{1}{4}$ to eighth

$\frac{1}{4} = \frac{2}{8}$

Step3: Sum used and remaining paint

$\frac{3}{8} + \frac{2}{8} + \frac{1}{8} = \frac{6}{8}$

Step4: Subtract sum from total

$1 - \frac{6}{8} = \frac{8}{8} - \frac{6}{8} = \frac{2}{8} = \frac{1}{4}$

Answer:

$\frac{1}{4}$ of the can of paint