SOLUTION: Please help me solve this problem: A painter used 3 gallons of paint to cover 650 square feet of wall space. How many gallons of paint will he need to cover another 3900 square fee

Question 1024452: Please help me solve this problem: A painter used 3 gallons of paint to cover 650 square feet of wall space. How many gallons of paint will he need to cover another 3900 square feet?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Proportion Problem.

Let v be how many gallons;

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