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To determine how many gallons of paint are needed to cover an area of 1,050 square feet, you beginning by understanding how much area one gallon of paint covers. In this case, one gallon covers 350 square feet.

To find out how many gallons are needed for 1,050 square feet, you can simply divide the total area to be painted by the area that one gallon covers:

1,050 square feet ÷ 350 square feet per gallon = 3 gallons.

This division tells you that you will need exactly 3 gallons of paint to cover the entire area, as each gallon effectively covers its designated square footage without any loss or waste indicated. Hence, the correct answer is that you need 3 gallons of paint.