Tyler used 1 1/4 gallons of paint to paint 5/7 of a fence. How many gallons will it take to paint the whole fence? Write a multiplication equation and show ur reasoning

1.75 gallons

Explanation:

we see that

1 1/4

gallons will do

5/7

of the job so obviously more paint is needed.

1 1/4

of what is equal to

5/7

convert to decimal for ease

1.25 over x = 5 over 7

cross multiply to eliminate the denominators

7 (1.25) = 5x

5x=8.75

x=1.75 or 1 3/4