a square foot of wall space needs 1/8 quart of paint. terrence has 7 quarts of paint, but uses 2 quarts to paint a pipe. how many square feet of wall can he paint with the rest of the paint?
5 / (1/8)
5 * 8 = 40 square feet
how did you get 5
because 7-2=5
7-2=5 5÷ 1/8
5/1 × 8/1= 40.
omg no, thanks now i get it. ms sue didnt explain it very nicely hahahahah
Where did you get 40
To find out how many square feet of wall Terrence can paint with the remaining paint, we first need to calculate the total amount of paint he has left after using 2 quarts for the pipe.
Terrence starts with 7 quarts of paint. He uses 2 quarts for the pipe, leaving him with 7 - 2 = 5 quarts of paint.
Next, we need to figure out how many square feet of wall space can be painted with 1 quart of paint. We know that 1 square foot of wall space needs 1/8 quart of paint. Therefore, 1 quart of paint can cover 8 square feet of wall space (since 1/8 * 8 = 1).
Now, we can calculate the total square footage that Terrence can paint with the remaining paint. Since he has 5 quarts of paint, he can cover 5 * 8 = 40 square feet of wall space.
Therefore, Terrence can paint 40 square feet of wall with the rest of the paint.