Two gallons of paint covers 800 square feet. How many gallons of paint will Leah need to paint her entire room, which is 1,200 square feet?

A. 3.5 gallons

B. 1.5 gallons

C. 4.5 gallons

D. 3 gallons

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Johnathon Mcpherson

Mathematics

29 October, 20:07

Two gallons of paint covers 800 square feet. How many gallons of paint will Leah need to paint her entire room, which is 1,200 square feet?

A. 3.5 gallons

B. 1.5 gallons

C. 4.5 gallons

D. 3 gallons

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Jose Rosario · Answer 1

The answer is d 3 gallons because if 2 gallons of paint covers 800 square feet then 1 gallon covers 400 feet an 400 times 3 is 1200 and D is 3 gallons which covers 12,000 sqaure feet so its D

Two gallons of paint covers 800 square feet. How many gallons of paint will Leah need to paint her entire room, which is 1,200 square feet?A. 3.5 gallonsB. 1.5 gallonsC. 4.5 gallonsD. 3 gallons

Two gallons of paint covers 800 square feet. How many gallons of paint will Leah need to paint her entire room, which is 1,200 square feet?

A. 3.5 gallons

B. 1.5 gallons

C. 4.5 gallons

D. 3 gallons