Solve Simplify the Answer $2 \frac { 1 } { 2 }$

question 217

Multiple Choice

Solve. Simplify the answer.
-To obtain a certain shade of paint, Peter mixed 10 gallons of white paint with $2 \frac { 1 } { 2 }$ gallons of brown paint and 3 gallons of blue paint. How much paint did he have?

• A) \(\frac { 5 } { 21 } \mathrm { gal }\)
• B) \(15 \frac { 1 } { 2 } \mathrm { gal }\)
• C) \(\frac { 2 } { 31 } \mathrm { gal }\)
• D) \(4 \frac { 1 } { 5 } \mathrm { gal }\)

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