I am trying to help my child with this problem and I have no idea what to do to solve this word problem. Paul used 1 1/4 gallons of paint to cover 3/8 of the walls in his living room. How many gallons of paint will Paul need to paint all the walls in his living room?

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I am trying to help my child with this problem and I have no idea what to do to solve this word problem. Paul used 1 1/4 gallons of paint to cover 3/8 of the walls in his living room.  How many gallons of paint will Paul need to paint all the walls in his living room?

Steve · Answer

since his paint covered 3/8 of the wall, he needed 8/3 as much to do the whole job. 5/4 * 8/3 = 40/12 = 3 1/3 gals

dania · Answer

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