Question

Taylor wants to paint his rectangular deck that 42 feet long and 28 feet wide. A gallon of paint covers about 350 square feet. How many gallons of paint will Taylor need to cover the entire deck?

Answer 1

First you need to find the area of the deck by multiplying 42 and 28 together, which gives you 1176ft². If one gallon covers 350ft², you do 1176 ÷ 350 = 3.36 gallons. I hope this helps!