Answer:
7 quarts
Step-by-step explanation:
We can solve this problem by using the rule of three. As seen in the picture below we need to find the X. We do this by multiplying 161 sq. ft. diagonally by 3 quarts and then dividing by 120 sq. ft. This will give us the number of quarts needed for the kitchen wall. Then we simply repeat the process for the bathroom wall and we are done. Like so ...
[tex]\frac{161 sq. ft. * 3 quarts}{120 sq. ft.} = x[/tex]
[tex]4.025 quarts = x[/tex]
[tex]\frac{119sq. ft. * 3 quarts}{120 sq. ft} = x[/tex]
[tex]2.975 quarts = x[/tex]
Therefore we need 4.025 quarts for the kitchen wall and 2.975 quarts for the bathroom wall ... making that a total of 7 quarts.
