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A professional painter knows that it takes 0.29 ounces of the paint he prefers to cover 1 square foot of wall. If he calculates that he will need 92.8 ounces of paint to cover an 8-foot wall, then how wide is the wall he is planning to paint?

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Answer:

The wall is 40 feet wide.

Explanation:

92.8 / 0.29 = 320 square feet

320 / 8 = 40 feet

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