Question

Tyler used gallons of paint to paint of a fence. How many gallons will it take to paint the whole fence? Write a multiplication equation or a division equation to represent this question, then find the answer. Show your reasoning.

Answer 1

Answer: 1 3/4 gallons

Step-by-step explanation:

Here's the complete question:

Tyler used 1 1/4 gallons of paint to paint 5/7 of a fence. how many gallons will it take to paint the whole fence ?

Let the gallons to paint the whole fence be x

1 1/4/x = 5/7

1.25/x = 5/7

Cross multiply

(5 × x) = (1.25 × 7)

5x = 8.75

x = 8.75/5

x = 1.75 = 1 3/4 gallons