Algebra-1

To determine how long it would take to paint 8 walls based on the information that it takes 6 hours to paint 3 walls, we can set up a proportion where the ratios of hours to walls are equal.

 

Given:

It takes 6 hours to paint 3 walls.

We want to find x, the time required to paint 8 walls.

 

Set up the proportion:

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