SOLUTION: lisa is painting a fence that is 26 feet long and 7 feet tall. A gallon of paint will cover 350 square feet. Write and solve a proportion to determine how many gallons of paint lis

Question 371119: lisa is painting a fence that is 26 feet long and 7 feet tall. A gallon of paint will cover 350 square feet. Write and solve a proportion to determine how many gallons of paint lisa will need.
Found 2 solutions by rfer, mananth:
Answer by rfer(16322) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
26*7=182
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1/350=x/182
350x=182
x=0.52 gal
Answer by mananth(16946) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Area of fence = 26*7=182
=
...
1/350 = x/182
x= 182/350
..
0.52 gallons
...
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