Problema Solution
Maria wants to paint the walls in her bedroom. A gallon of paint will cover 400 ft2. She measures the surface to be painted and it is 260,562 in2. How many gallons of paint should she buy?
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1 ft = 12 in
1 ft^2 = 144 in^2
She should buy 260,562 : 400 = 651.405 gallons of paint.