Question

martin uses 5/8 of a gallon of paint to cover 4/5 of a wall. what is the unit rate at which martin paints in walls per gallon?

Answer 1

so there are 5/8 gallons and 4/5 walls to cover, so the wall/gallon rate will just be 45 ÷ 5/8.


`\bf \cfrac{\quad (4)/(5)~wall\quad }{(5)/(8)~gallon}\implies \cfrac{4}{{5}}\cdot \cfrac{8}{{5}}\implies \cfrac{32}{25}~\cfrac{wall}{gallon}\implies 1.28~(wall)/(gallon)`