To solve the problem, let's break it down step by step.
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Find the amount of paint used per painting: Jesse uses 13 pints of paint for 5 paintings. To find out how much paint he uses per painting, we can divide the total amount of paint by the number of paintings: \[ \text{Pints per painting} = \frac{13 \text{ pints}}{5 \text{ paintings}} = 2.6 \text{ pints per painting} \]
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Calculate how many paintings can be completed with 44 pints: To find out how many paintings Jesse can complete with 44 pints, we can divide the total amount of paint he has by the amount needed per painting: \[ \text{Number of paintings with 44 pints} = \frac{44 \text{ pints}}{2.6 \text{ pints per painting}} \approx 16.92 \] This means he can complete approximately 16 paintings (since you typically can't complete a fraction of a painting).
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Calculate how many pints are needed for 29 paintings: To find out how many pints are needed for 29 paintings, we can multiply the amount of paint needed per painting by the number of paintings: \[ \text{Total pints needed for 29 paintings} = 29 \text{ paintings} \times 2.6 \text{ pints per painting} = 75.4 \text{ pints} \]
Summarizing:
- Pints used per painting: 2.6
- Paintings possible with 44 pints: 16.92
- Pints needed for 29 paintings: 75.4
So the correct response from the options you've given is:
Pints Paintings
- 13 5
- 2.6 1
- 44 16.92
- 75.4 29
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