Question

if 1/3 gallon of paint covers 1/6 of a wall then how many quarts of paint of paint are needed for the entire wall?

Answer 1

Eight quarts of paint

Answer 2

The answer to your question is 8 quarts

Explanation:

Data

1/3 gallon -- 1/6 of a wall

the number of quarts = ?

Process

1.- Use proportions to calculate the gallons of paint.

1/3 of a gallon ---------------- 1/6 of a wall

x ----------------- 1 (all the wall)

x = (1 x 1/3) / 1/6

-Simplification

x = 1/3 / 1/6

x = 6/3

x = 2 gallons

2.- Convert gallons to quarts

1 gallons --------------- 4 quarts

2 gallons --------------- x

x = (2 x 4) / 1

x = 8 / 1

x = 8 quarts