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Ritchie wants to paint paint his bedroom ceiling and four walls.Both the ceiling and walls are 8 feet by 8 feet.A gallon of paint covers 40 squares feet.which expression can be used to find the # of gallons of paint Ritchie needs to buy?

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Answer:

8 Gallons

Explanation:

8 times 8 = 64

64 times 5 (the 4 walls and ceiling) = 320

320/40 = 8 Gallons

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