Problema Solution

There were 16 signs and 3 gallons of paint how much how many wooden signs well we need with 1 gallon of paint

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3 gallons are needed to paint 16 signs.

Let 'x' represent the number of signs painted with 1 gallon of paint.

1 : x = 3 : 16

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x = 16/3

x = 5 1/3 signs

You can paint 5 1/3 signs with one gallon of paint.