Question

A painter can paint 120 square feet with 4 gallons of paint. Which statement about the unit rate is true?

Answer 1

30 (ft^2/gal)

Explanation:

The "unit rate" in this problem is (number of square feet covered) / (1 gallon paint).

Here we have the unit rate

120 ft^2

---------------- = (30 ft^2)/gal or 30 (ft^2/gal)

4 gallons