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30 July, 04:46

Allen and Ben are painting a fence. The ratio of the amount of work Allen does to the amount of work Ben does is 3:5. If the fence requires a total of 240 square feet to be painted, how many square feet does Ben paint?

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  1. 30 July, 07:15
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    The Ratio

    allen : ben = 3:5

    total of work in ratio = 3 + 5 = 8

    Count the fence Ben paints

    ben = ratio of ben / total ratio * total of works

    ben = 5/8 * 240

    ben = 1,200/8

    ben = 150

    The fence Ben paints is 150 square feet
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