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A gallon of paint covers 400 square feet. How many square feet will 2 3/8 gallons of paint cover

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First, let's convert the mixed fraction into an improper fraction:

2 3/8 = 21/8

21/8 * 400 = 8400/8

8400/8 = 1050

It will cover 1050 square ft.

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