SOLUTION: A painter paints 240 square feet of a wall.if this is 48% of the total wall,find area of the wall in square feet?

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Question 1096262: A painter paints 240 square feet of a wall.if this is 48% of the total wall,find area of the wall in square feet?
Answer by jorel1380(3719) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let n be the total area of the wall. Then:
0.48n=240
Solve for n
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