document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=767800>Question 767800</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Christopher is painting a wall that has a width of 20 feet and a height of 12 feet. Each gallon of paint he is using covers 80 square feet. How many gallons of paint will he need to buy to paint the entire wall?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #467897 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39617)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=467897\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Find surface area of the wall and use paint's ratio on that area, and if nonwhole, take one more gallon can, to have at least enough paint to finish the wall.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "AREA OF WALL:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=20%2A12=240 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"20%2A12=240\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > sq. ft.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "HOW MANY GALLON CANS?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=240%2A%281%2F80%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"240%2A%281%2F80%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=sqft%28gallon%2Fsqft%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"sqft%28gallon%2Fsqft%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "ANSWER: 3 gallons. </SPAN>\n" );
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