Question

Yoshi is painting a large wall in the park. He measures the wall and finds that the dimensions are 4 m by 20 m. Yoshi has a can of paint that will cover an area of 81 m^2. Should he buy more paint? Explain.

Answer 1

No. The area of a square/rectangle is length * height, and 4 * 20 is 80m^2. Because Yoshi has a can of paint that can cover 81m^2, and 81m^2 > 80m^2, Yoshi does NOT need to buy more paint.