A painter used 1 1/2 gallons of paint to paint 3/4 of a room. At this same rate, how many gallons will it take to paint the whol

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3 years ago

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e room?
Please show your work with descriptions, this topic of math is really confusing for me.

2 answers:

Luda [366] · Answer 1 · 2022-03-27T09:02:23+03:00

Luda [366]3 years ago

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Answer:

Convert to decimals:

1.5 and 0.75

Then, set up a proportion

1.5/0.75=x/1

proportion x/y=x/y

since the 3/4 and 1 are the same topic ( the room) we put them together.

Solve: 1.5/0.75=x

x=2

So 2 gallons

Hope this helps plz hit the crown :D

solmaris [256] · Answer 2 · 2022-03-27T10:49:10+03:00

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The answer is what the guy said on top of me^^