A solid yellow stripe is to be painted in the middle of a certain highway. If \(1\) gallon of paint covers an area of

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A solid yellow stripe is to be painted in the middle of a certain highway. If \(1\) gallon of paint covers an area of \(p\) square feet of highway, how many gallons of paint will be needed to paint a stripe of \(t\) inches wide on a stretch of highway \(m\) miles long? (1 mile = 5,280 feet and 1 foot = 12 inches)

A. \(\dfrac{5,280mt}{12p}\)

B. \(\dfrac{5,280pt}{12m}\)

C. \(\dfrac{5,280pmt}{12}\)

D. \(\dfrac{5,280\cdot 12m}{pt}\)

E. \(\dfrac{5,280\cdot 12p}{mt}\)

Answer: A

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