Question

Mr. Williams is painting only the back of his barn. A gallon of paint covers 70 square feet. How many square feet will Mr. Williams be painting? How many gallons of paint does he need to buy?
A) 264 ft2; 4 gallons
B) 264 ft2; 3 gallons
C) 276 ft2; 4 gallons
D) 276 ft2; 3 gallons

Answer 1

Area of a rectangle is L * W
A = 12 * 18 = 216 ft^2

area of a triangle is : (h * b) / 2......minus the area of the window L * W
A = (10 * 12) / 2 - (4 * 3) = 120/2 - 12 = 60 - 12 = 48 ft^2

216 + 48 = 264 ft^2 <== 
and if a gallon covers 70 sq ft......264/70 = 3.77 gallons..rounds to 4 gallons

so ur answer is : A

Answer 2

The answer is A

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