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10. A contractor has 16 gallons of paint which will cover 2,912 square feet. Which of the following rates best represents the relationship between the number of square feet and the number of gallons of paint?

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okwe need to calculate tge rate of the relation so must do a divison the area between the gallons so


\begin{gathered} (2912)/(16) \\ =182 \end{gathered}

so, you have 182 square feet per gallon

the answer is C

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