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One school purchased 16 gallons of blue paint to decorate several of its classrooms. If

each classroom needs 17 gallons of pænt
, then how many classrooms will get
painted?

Please help❤️❤️.!!

User Amxa
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Answer: zero

Explanation: if one classroom on its own needed 17 gallons of paint and they only purchased 16,-- which is less than needed for one classroom- how would there be enough for any other classroom?

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