Question

Kierston needs to paint a wall of the youth center. She knows that 1 can of paint covers an area of 2.2 square meters. Kierston measures the wall using a meter stick as shown below. How many cans of paint must kierston buy to paint the wall of the youth center?

Answer 1

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Step-by-step explanation:

Given

$1\ can = 2.2m^2$

Required

Determine the number of cans for the wall

The dimension of the wall is not given. So, I will use the following assumed values:

$Length=20m$

$Width = 44m$

First, calculate the area of the wall

$Area = Length * Width$

$Area = 20m * 44m$

$Area = 880m^2$

If $1\ can = 2.2m^2$

Then $x = 880m^2$

Cross Multiply:

$x * 2.2m^2 = 1 * 880m^2$

$x * 2.2m^2 = 880m^2$

$x * 2.2 = 880$

Make x the subject

$x = \frac{880}{2.2}$

$x = 400$

400 cans using the assume dimensions.

So, all you need to to is, get the original values and follow the same steps