Alex is painting a house. He uses 1/3 of the paint he bought on the dining room. He uses twice as much on the living room as on the kitchen, where he uses 1 1/2 gallons. He has 1 1/2 gallons of paint left. How much paint did Alex buy?
it is 9
(x/3) + 6 = x 6 = 2 x/3 x = 9 gallons
