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.