A contractor finds that 5 gallons of paint will cover 750 sq ft of wall area. How much wall area could be covered with 15 gallons of​ paint?

Answer 1

To find out how much wall area could be covered with 15 gallons of paint, we first need to determine the area that can be covered by 1 gallon of paint.

According to the problem, 5 gallons of paint cover 750 square feet. We can calculate the coverage per gallon:

$$\text{Coverage per gallon}=\frac{750\text{ sq ft}}{5\text{ gallons}}=150\text{ sq ft per gallon}$$

Now, we can find out how much area can be covered by 15 gallons of paint:

$$\text{Total coverage with 15 gallons}=15\text{ gallons}\times 150\text{ sq ft per gallon}=2250\text{ sq ft}$$

Therefore, 15 gallons of paint can cover 2250 square feet of wall area.