Jay needs to paint one side of his house. He knows 1 can of paint covers and area of 24 square feet. What is the least amount of paint Jay will need to paint the side of his house?

he will need 4 cans to make it 100 %compleate

it's equivalent, so we can say that its equal.

let's call the denominator x and the numerador is 18 less then denominator, x - 18.

multiply

2.x = 5.(x - 18)

2x = 5x - 90

90 = 5x - 2x

90 = 3x

x = 90/3

x = 30

so: