Question

Jesse uses 13 pints of paint for 5 paintings. How many pints does he use for each painting? How many paintings will he complete if he uses 44 pints? How many pints will he need for 29 paintings?

A. Pints paintings
13 5
0.38 1
44 115.7
11.02 29

B. Pints paintings
13 5
13 1
44 3.38
377 29

C. Pints paintings
13 5
2.6 1
44 114.4
75.4 29

D. Pints paintings
13 5
2.6 1
44 16.92
75.4 29

Answer 1

From the given options, the correct answer is:

C. Pints paintings
13 5
2.6 1
44 114.4
75.4 29

Jesse uses 2.6 pints of paint for each painting.
If he uses 44 pints, he will complete approximately 114.4 paintings.
If he needs to complete 29 paintings, he will need approximately 75.4 pints of paint.