SOLUTION: a gallon of paint will cover 40 square meters .how much paint is needed to paint a wall 5 meters by 20 meters ?

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Question 408875: a gallon of paint will cover 40 square meters .how much paint is needed to paint a wall 5 meters by 20 meters ?
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Let x represent paint needed to paint a wall 5 meters by 20 meters (100m^2

Question Sets Up a Proportion: 1 gallon of paint will cover 40 square meters

 +1%2F40+=+x%2F100   |cross multiplying to solve for x

    40x = 100

      x = 2.5 gal, paint needed to paint a wall 100 m^2



CHECKING our Answer***

1/40 = .025 = 2.5/100