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A gallon of paint covers 400 square feet. How many square feet will 2 __ 3 8 gallons of paint cover?

User BravoZulu
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Answer:

2 gallons of paint

Explanation:

If 3/4 of a gallon covers 2/5 of a wall, this means that a half of 3/4 gallons can cover 1/5 of a wall.

By knowing this, you can just make up your own expression

(the trick is to find a way to break it down to one, so you can multiply and manipulate it to save yourself some brain cells)

Hoped this helped you :3

User Vardiak
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Answer:

30,400 sq ft

Explanation:

1 gallon = 400 sq ft

2×38=76 gallons

76×400=

30,400sq ft

User Dan Ochiana
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