SOLUTION: If 2/3 of a can of paint is used To cover 2/5 Of the porch how many cans are needed to cover the entire porch?

Question 1029904: If 2/3 of a can of paint is used To cover 2/5
Of the porch how many cans are needed to cover the entire porch?
Found 2 solutions by FrankM, MathTherapy:
Answer by FrankM(1040) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
If we have a volume needed to cover 40% or 2/5 of a surface, we need 2.5 times as much to cover 100%, 5/2 = 2.5.

Or 1 and 2/3 cans.
Answer by MathTherapy(10552) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
If 2/3 of a can of paint is used To cover 2/5
Of the porch how many cans are needed to cover the entire porch?

Exactly cans are needed. If 2 cans are obtained, then
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