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Tyler used 1 and 1/4 gallons of paint to paint 5/7 of a fence. How many gallons will it take to paint the whole fence? Select the division equation that can represent this situation.

Tyler used 1 and 1/4 gallons of paint to paint 5/7 of a fence. How many gallons will-example-1

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Answer:

The correct answer is the first one, 1 and 1/4 divided by 5/7 = ?

Explanation:

There's not much else to it.

It's just the answer that makes the most sense.

Just use the elimination sequence.

I hope this helps!

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