An artist is contracted to paint a mural on the rectangular side of a building. If the dimensions of the wall are 145 ft by 80 ft and each gallon of paint covers approximately 412 square feet about how many gallons of paint should the artist plan on purchasing for the project?

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An artist is contracted to paint a mural on the rectangular side of a building. If the dimensions of the wall are 145 ft by 80 ft and each gallon of paint covers approximately 412 square feet about how many gallons of paint should the artist plan on purchasing for the project?

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