SOLUTION: Sam can paint 2 square feet of fence 10 min. How long will it take him to paint a fence that is 6 feet high by 25 feet long?
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Question 751007: Sam can paint 2 square feet of fence 10 min. How long will it take him to paint a fence that is 6 feet high by 25 feet long?
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Sam can paint 2 square feet of fence 10 min. How long will it take him to paint a fence that is 6 feet high by 25 feet long?
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Use a proportion:
time/area = time/area
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x/(6*25) = 10min/2 sq ft
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x/150 = 5
x = 750 minutes
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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