The number of tubes can be found from an inequality that relates the number of square inches that can be painted to the number of square inches that must be painted.
Let t represent the number of tubes.
1400t ≥ 3672 . . . . . the number of tubes that will paint at least 3672 in²
t > 2.623 . . . . . divide by 1400
If only whole numbers of tubes are available, then ...
The number of tubes can be found from an inequality that relates the number of square inches that can be painted to the number of square inches that must be painted.
Let t represent the number of tubes.
1400t ≥ 3672 . . . . . the number of tubes that will paint at least 3672 in²
