Question

A solid yellow stripe is to be painted in the middle of a certain highway. If 1 gallon of paint covers an area of p square feet of highway, how many gallons of paint will be needed to paint a stripe t inches wide on a stretch of highway m miles long? (1 mile = 5,280 feet and 1 foot = 12 inches)
A. 5,280mt/12pB. 5,280pt/12mC. 5,280pmt/12D. 5,280∗12m/ptE. 5,280∗12p/mt

Answer 1

Answer:

option A is correct

Explanation:

Given:

The length to be painted = m miles

The width to be painted = t inches

Area painted in 1 gallon = p square feet

Converting the every given dimension in feet, we have

length to be painted = m × 5280 feet

width to be painted = t/12 feet

area to be painted = (m × 5280 feet) × t/12 feet

now, applying the unitary method, we have

p square feet is painted ⇒ 1 gallon

1 square feet is painted ⇒ 1/p gallon

(m × 5280 feet) × t/12 feet  square feet is painted ⇒ [(m × 5280 feet) × t/12 feet ] × 1/p gallon

thus, we get the gallons of paint required as 5820 mt/12p

hence option A is correct