Question

Nathan recently bought a paint sprayer for his painting business. Over the last seven days, he has used 211 gallons of paint to cover

79,125 square feet of wall space. If Nathan uses the sprayer approximately 4 hours each day, how many ounces of paint is the

sprayer dispensing each minute?

Answer 1

Answer: 16.1 ounces per minute

Step-by-step explanation:

in 7 days, he painted by 4 hours each day, so we have a total of 28 hours.

In a hour we have 60 minutes, so we have a total of:

28*60 = 1680 minutes.

He used 211 gallons, and knowing that 1 gallon is 128 ounces, then 211 gallons is:

211*128 ounces = 27,008 ounces.

Then the ounces dispensed each minute are:

R = 27,008/1680 ounces per minute = 16.1 ounces per minute