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 1/4 of all the paint. During the second week, he uses 1/2 of the remaining paint. How many gallons of paint has Joe used?
Choose the correct choice from the following choices: A) 18 B) 225 C) 175 D) 216 E) 250

Rationale: "total paint initially = 360 gallons paint used in the first week = ( 1 / 4 ) * 360 = 90 gallons . remaning paint = 270 gallons paint used in the second week = ( 1 / 2 ) * 270 = 135 gallons total paint used = 225 gallons . option b"
Answer: B