Question

Stacy and Neil painted 280 ft2 of their living room wall with 45 gallon of paint. How many square feet can they paint with 3 gallons of paint? Enter your answer in the box.

Answer 1

18.6666 or if you round 18.7ft.

45÷ 3 is 15

280 ÷ 15 is 18.6666 aka 18.7ft

Answer 2

Answer: They can paint 18.6 ft2 with 3 gallons of paint.

Explanation:

Hi, to answer this question, first, we have to divide the square feet painted (280) by the gallons of paint used.

Mathematically speaking

280 /45 = 6.2 ft2

We have calculated the number of square feet that 1 gallon of paint can paint.

So, for 3 gallons of paint we simply multiply that result by 3.

6.2 x 3 =18.6 ft2

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