SOLUTION: Sam is a painter. He has 2 1/4 gallons of paint, and it takes 3/4 of a gallon to paint a room. How many rooms can he paint?
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Question 1045833: Sam is a painter. He has 2 1/4 gallons of paint, and it takes 3/4 of a gallon to paint a room. How many rooms can he paint?
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Answer by MathLover1(20850) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
if he has = gallons of paint, and it takes of a gallon to paint a room, then he can paint rooms because
so, answer is
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