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Tito used 1 1/8 gallons of paint to paint 3/7 of a fence. How many gallons of paint would it take to paint the whole fence?

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1 1/8:3/7

How many gallons does it take to cover 1/7 of the fence?

1 1/8 divided by 3= 9/8 divided by 3/1 or 9/8*1/3=9/24 or 3/8.

It takes 3/8 of a gallon to paint 1/7 of a fence.

7*3/8= 7/1*3/8= 21/8.

I believe your answer is: it takes 21/8 or 2 5/8 gallons of paint to paint the whole fence.

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