Question

You wish to paint a storage shed. Its four walls measure 7 ft. high and 8 ft. wide each. If one gallon of paint covers 160 sq. ft., how many gallons of paint will you need?
Paint required = gallons.

Answer 1

1.4 gallons exactly or 2 gallon buckets

Answer 2

Answer:

$1.4\ gallons$

Step-by-step explanation:

Step 1

Find the area of one wall

Multiply the high by the wide

so

$A=7*8=56\ ft^{2}$

Step 2

Find the area of four walls

Multiply the area of one wall by four

$A=4*56=224\ ft^{2}$

Step 3

By proportion calculate how many gallons of paint are needed

$\frac{1}{160} \frac{gallon}{ft^{2}}=\frac{x}{224} \frac{gallons}{ft^{2}}\\ \\x=224/160\\ \\x=1.4\ gallons$