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Layna wants to paint a rectangular wall green, but she only has blue and yellow paint. She finds that a

2:1

mix of blue paint to yellow paint produces the color green she wants, and she knows that one gallon of paint will cover

80

square feet of wall. If the wall is

8

feet tall and

21

feet long, how many gallons of blue paint does Layna need? Express your answer as a fraction in simplest form.

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