SOLUTION: I gallon of paint can cover 36 square yards of a wall. How many square feet will 4 gallons of paint cover?

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Question 632431: I gallon of paint can cover 36 square yards of a wall. How many square feet will 4 gallons of paint cover?
Answer by unlockmath(1688) About Me  (Show Source):
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Hello,
First, let's convert 36 sq yds to sq feet and we get:
One gallon of paint will cover 324 sq feet.
Multiply 4 times 324 and we get:
1296 square feet.
Make sense?
RJ
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