5-6a enough room adding subtracting fractions

3 17 12 = 3 + 1 5 12 = 4 5 12 . Haley’s uncles started with 4 5 12 gallons of paint. Remind students that there was a second question: ... Both 8 and 12 have 4 as a factor, so these numbers can be divided by 4. 8 ÷4 12 ÷4 = 2 3 Thus, there will be 2 3 of a gallon of paint left over. ................
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