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Lisa is painting a fence that is 26 feet long and 7 feet tall. A gallon of paint will cover 350 square feet. Write and solve a proportion to determine how many gallons of paint Lisa will need.
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Lisa is painting a fence that is 26 feet long and 7 feet tall. A gallon of paint will cover 350 square feet. Write and solve a proportion to determine how many gallons of paint Lisa will need.

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You first have to multiply 26 by 7 ft which gives you 182 ft then divide 350 by 182 which is 0.52 gallons. your final answer is 0.52 gallons
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