Question

Lisa is painting a fence that is 26 feet long and 7 feet tall. A gallon of paint will cover 350 square feet. Write and solve a proportion to determine how many gallons of paint Lisa will need.

Answer 1

You first have to multiply 26 by 7 ft which gives you 182 ft then divide 350 by 182 which is 0.52 gallons. your final answer is 0.52 gallons