Question

if 5/6 gallons of paint covers 1/4 of the house then how much to cover entire house ?

Answer 1

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5/6 gallon ------------------------ 1/4 of the house

x ------------------------- 1

x = (1 x 5/6) / 1/4

x = 5/6 / 1/4

x = (5 x 4) / (6 x 1)

x = 20/6

x = 10/3 or 3 1/3 gallons will cover all the house

Result

$\text{ }\frac{10}{3}\text{ or 3}\frac{1}{3}\text{ gallons}$