A renter wanted to paint a small wall in her apartment. She bought a can paint that was supposed to cover 110 square feet. The height of the wall was 8 1/3 feet high. What length of wall could she paint with this one can of paint?
Group of answer choices
13 1/5 feet
10 1/3 feet
101 2/3 feet
11 2/3 feet
To find the length of the wall that can be painted with one can of paint, we need to divide the total area that can be covered by the height of the wall.
The area that can be covered by one can of paint is 110 square feet.
The height of the wall is 8 1/3 feet.
To find the length of the wall, we can divide the area by the height:
110 sq ft ÷ 8 1/3 ft =
(110/1) ÷ (25/3) =
110/1 × 3/25 =
(110 × 3) / (1 × 25) =
330 / 25 =
13 1/5 feet
Therefore, the length of the wall that can be painted with one can of paint is 13 1/5 feet. The answer is 13 1/5 feet.