16 walls need to be painted. Each wall
Measures 14ft by 6 2/3ft. Gallon covers 400 sq ft. How many gallons required for all walls? 4?

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16 walls need to be painted. Each wall 
Measures 14ft by 6 2/3ft. Gallon covers 400 sq ft. How many gallons required for all walls? 4?

Anonymous · Answer

4 gallons (to the nearest gallon)
calculate area:  16 x 14 x 20/3 = 4480/3 sq ft 
divide that by 400 = 3 and 11/15th gallon and round up.

Mark IX · Answer

Four is correct.

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