Question

stacy and neil paint 280 ft2 of there living room wall with 4/5 gollon paint how many squre feet can they paint with 3 gollon of paint

Answer 1

280 ft^2 ------- 4/5 gallon paint Area -------------- 3 gallon paint

Solve this problem using a rule of three

280 ft^2 ------------- 4/5 gallons

x ------------- 3 gallons

x = (3 x 280) / 4/5

Simplification

x = 840/ 4/5

x = 1050 ft^2