Question

Henry wants to paint the ceilings and the walls of his living room. One gallon of paint covers 450 ft squared. The rooms is 24 ft by 18 ft, and the walls are 9 ft high. How many gallons of paint will Henry need to paint his living room?

Answer 1

If you would like to know how many gallons of paint will Henry need to paint his living room, you can calculate this using the following steps:

the ceiling: 24 ft * 18 ft = 432 ft squared
walls: 2 * 24 ft * 9 ft + 2 * 18 ft * 9 ft = 2 * 24 * 9 + 2 * 18 * 9 = 432 + 324 = 756 ft squared

432 ft squared + 756 ft squared = 1188 ft squared

1 gallon of paint ... 450 ft squared
x gallons of paint = ? ... 1188 ft squared

1 * 1188 = 450 * x
1188 = 450 * x    /450
x = 1188 / 450
x = 2.64 gallons of paint

The correct result would be 2.64 gallons of paint.