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

User Rahul Arora
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2 3/8 is equal to 19/8

So all you have to do is multiply the number to the fraction to get the answer

400 x 19/8= 950 square feet
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950 square feet. 2 gallons is 800, 1/8 of a gallon is 50, 50x3 =150. 800+150=950 gallons
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