Question

Lance used two gallons of paint to pain 785 square feet. How many gallons will he need to purchase to cover 2,500 square feet?

Answer 1

Given,

Two gallons of paint is needed to paint 785 square feet.

To find,

The number of gallons that will be needed to paint 2500 square feet.

Solution,

We can simply solve this mathematical problem by using the following mathematical process.

We can use simple arithmetic method in this case.

785 sq. ft can be painted by = 2 gallons of paint

1 sq. ft can be painted by = 2/785 gallons of paint

2500 sq. ft can be painted by = 2×2500/785 = 6.37 gallons (approx)

Hence, approximately 6.37 gallons of paint will be needed.