A painter uses 2.75 gallons of paint per hour. How many gallons of paint will the painter use in 3.5 hours?

9.625 gallons will be used by the painters in 3.5 hours

Step-by-step explanation:

2.75 gallons = 1 hr

X gallons = 3.5 hrs

X = (3.5 * 2.75) / 1

X = 9.625 gallons

9.625 gallons will be used by the painters in 3.5 hours

you can set this us as a ratio problem:

2.75 gallons/1 hr = x/3.5 hrs

x = 2.75 x 3.5

x = 9.625 gallons

Or you know 2.75 gallons in 1 hour so you would just multiply 3.5 hrs