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A gallon of paint covers 1 1/3 walls. How many gallons does it take to cover 1 wall? How about 3 walls?

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Answer:

1 wall is 0.75 gallons. 3 walls is 2.25 gallons.

Explanation:

if 1 gallon covers 1 1/3 wall, divide 1/1.3333 = 0.75

multiply 0.75(1 wall) by 3.... 0.75×3=2.25

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