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A wall is 500 sq. feet. A gallon of paint covers 160 sq. feet. What is an appropriate conversion factor to help determine how many gallons will be needed to paint the wall?

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1 ft² requires  [tex]\frac{1}{160}[/tex] gallon of paint.(conversion factor)

Explanation:

The wall is 500 ft²

1 gallon is require to paint 160 ft²

160ft² will require 1 gallon of paint.

1 ft² requires  [tex]\frac{1}{160}[/tex] gallon of paint.

hence 500ft² will require 500/160 gallons of paint

  =3.125 gallons of paint.

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