SOLUTION: A wooden fence 4 feet high and 200 feet long is to be painted. How many gallons of paint are needed if one gallon covers 300 square feet? Assume that the paint is not sold in parti

Question 859504: A wooden fence 4 feet high and 200 feet long is to be painted. How many gallons of paint are needed if one gallon covers 300 square feet? Assume that the paint is not sold in partial quantities. Type a numerical answer in the space provided. Do not include units or spaces in your answer.

Answer by josgarithmetic(39627) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
You have a choice of trying the solution multistep or putting it altogether in a single proportion.
Area to volume, or volume to area, your choice.

and v is used as the number of gallons of this paint to use.
In case v is not a whole number, round UPward.

Note, I chose gallons to area, because now you simply multiply left member and right member by to solve for v.

You should find , not a whole number. Need 3 gallons ( because is not a whole number ).
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