For this case, the first thing we must do is define variables:
a: total amount of galores:
b: total amount of containers
r: gallon rate per container
We have then:
\(r = \frac{a}{b}
\)
Substituting values we have:
\(r = \frac{40.8}{8}\)
\(r=5.1\)
Answer:
Each container has 5.1 gallons of paint
