Question

Jenny wants to paint the ceiling of her restaurant. the ceiling is in the shape of a square. its side lengths are 44 feet. suppose each can of paint will cover 242 square feet. how many cans will she need to paint the ceiling?

Answer 1

First we need to find the square footage of her ceiling, since it's a square just multiply the side by the side: 44•44=1936. Now divide the square feet by how many feet each can can paint: 1936/242=8. Jenny would need exactly 8 cans of paint to paint her ceiling :)