Which is the better buy? brand a which is sold as a 1-gallon can of paint for $13.99 or brand b which is 5-gallon bucket of paint for $67.45. determine the cost per gallon for each brand of paint and state which is the better buy.

Mrs. avila is buying a wallpaper border to go on all of her kitchen walls. she wants to buy 5 extra feet of wallpaper border than she needs to be sure she has enough. she buys 55.5 feet of the border. the store owner selling the border uses the width of mrs. avila's kitchen to determine that the length of her kitchen must be 14.5 feet.