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29 November, 16:45

Abby uses 1 gallon of paint to cover 200 square feet of ceiling. the ceiling she is painting is approximately 85 square feet. write and solve a proportion to find the number of gallons of paint she needs to cover 885 square feet

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  1. 29 November, 17:13
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    1 gallon / 200 ft^2 = x gallons / 885ft^2

    cross multiply (200 • x, 1 • 885)

    200x = 885

    x = 4.425 gallons
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