Elementary Geometry for College Students (5th Edition)

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1439047901
ISBN 13: 978-1-43904-790-3

Chapter 8 - Section 8.1 - Area and Initial Postulates - Exercises - Page 360: 25b

Answer

2.857 gallons

Work Step by Step

Given if each gallon of paint covers approximately 105 $ft^{2}$ To find out number of gallons required to paint the wall Lets take proportionality condition $\frac{1 gallon}{105 ft^{2}}$ = $\frac{x gallon}{300 ft^{2}}$ x * 105 = 300 * 1 x = $\frac{300}{105}$ = 2.857 gallons
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