A painter made the table below to show the amount of paint it takes to cover a certain amount of square feet. The amount of paint varies directly with the area of each wall.

Amount of Paint and Size of Wall
Area of wall mc017-1.jpg, x
64
144
400
Amount of paint (pints), y
4
9
25

How much paint should the painter expect to use to paint a wall with an area of 256 square feet?

Question

A painter made the table below to show the amount of paint it takes to cover a certain amount of square feet. The amount of paint varies directly with the area of each wall.

Amount of Paint and Size of Wall
Area of wall mc017-1.jpg, x
64
144
400
Amount of paint (pints), y
4
9
25

How much paint should the painter expect to use to paint a wall with an area of 256 square feet?