Question

A school art teacher has 50 gallons of paint that will be used to paint a mural. She uses half a gallon to demonstrate a mural for the students. If each student is given 3/4 of a gallon of paint each, how many students can paint a mural?

A)10
B)28
C)37
D)66

Answer 1

Explanation:

First, let's calculate how much paint is used for the demonstration: 1/2 gallon.

Next, we subtract the paint used for the demonstration from the total available paint: 50 gallons - 1/2 gallon = 49.5 gallons.

Now, we divide the remaining paint by the amount of paint given to each student (3/4 gallon):

49.5 gallons ÷ (3/4 gallon) = (49.5 * 4) / 3 = 198/3 = 66 students.

Therefore, the correct answer is D) 66 students can paint the mural using the given amount of paint.