Question

Alberto is painting a large triangle on one wall of his bedroom. The base of the triangle is 4 ft, and the height is 8 ft. It takes 0.2 quart of paint to cover 1 square foot.
How many quarts of paint does Alberto use?

0.8 qt

1.6 qt

3.2 qt

6.4 qt

Answer 1

Answer:   3.2 qts

Step-by-step explanation:

A=1/2 * b *h

1/2 * 4*8 = 16 square foot

Area is 16 square foot

Multiply the area by the quarts of paint it takes to cover 1 square foot.

16 * 0.2 = 3.2 qts