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 3 gallons of paint?

Answer 1

Answer:

18.66 ft2

Step-by-step explanation:

1.Divide 280/45   (Answer:6.22) The 2 is going to keep repeating

2. Multiply 6.22*3 (18.66)

3. If you want to check your answer on dividing multiply 6.22 by 45 (280)

Answer 2

Given:

Stacy and Neil painted 280 ft² of their living room wall with $\frac{4}{5}$ gallon of paint.

To find :

How many square feet can they paint with 3 gallons of paint.

Solution:

Let 'x' be the number of square feet can they paint with 3 gallons of paint.

Stacy and Neil painted 280 ft² of their living room wall with $\frac{4}{5}$ gallon of paint.

Therefore,

$\frac{280}{\frac{4}{5} } = \frac{x}{3}$

280 × $\frac{5}{4} = \frac{x}{3}$

70 × 5 = $\frac{x}{3}$

350 × 3 =  x

x = 1,050 ft²

Then, the number of square feet can they paint with 3 gallons of paint is 1,050 ft²

Final answer:

Stacy and Neil can paint 1,050 ft² with 3 gallons of paint.