Question

Stacy and Neil painted 280 ft2 of their living room wall with 4/5 gallon of paint. How many square feet can they paint with 4 gallons of paint?

Answer 1

56

Explanation:

Divide 280 by 4/5 and get 14 then multiply by 4 and get 56

Answer 2

1400 ft2

Explanation:

if 280 ft2 comes from 4/5 of 1 gallon of paint, then do 280 x 4, because their are 4 gallons of paint. after you x that it will be 1120 ft2. but the extra 1/5 paint from all 4 of the gallons comes out to 4/5 so add 280 ft2 to that 1120 ft2.

it comes out to 1400 ft2.