Joe needs to paint all the airplane hangars at the airport, so he buys 360 gallons of paint to do the job. During the first week, he uses 2/3 of all the paint. During the second week, he uses 1/5 of the remaining paint. How many gallons of paint has Joe used?
Select the correct option
A) 18  B) 144  C) 175  D) 216  E) 264

Rationale: total paint initially = 360 gallons paint used in the first week = ( 2 / 3 ) * 360 = 240 gallons . remaning paint = 120 gallons paint used in the second week = ( 1 / 5 ) * 120 = 24 gallons total paint used = 264 gallons . option e
Answer: E