Question

Alex painted 178 ft2 of his apartment’s walls with one-third gallon of paint. He has 2 gallons of paint in all. If he wants to cover 1,000 ft2 of his apartment, does he have enough paint? Complete a true statement.

Answer 1

2 gallons of paint will cover [ 1,068 ] ft, and Alex will needs to cover 1,000 ft, so he [ will ] have enough paint

Answer 2

One-third gallon of paint covers 178 ft2 of walls, so 2 gallons of paint will cover:

2 gallons * (178 ft2 / one-third gallon) = 11,880 ft2

Since Alex wants to cover 1,000 ft2, we can write the following statement:

1,000 ft2 ≤ 11,880 ft2

This statement is true, so Alex has enough paint to cover his apartment