A painter needs to paint the bottom of a circular pool. The pool has a radius of 30 feet. A store sells 5-gallon cans of paint.

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A painter needs to paint the bottom of a circular pool. The pool has a radius of 30 feet. A store sells 5-gallon cans of paint.

One gallon of paint covers 300 square feet. What is the smallest number of 5-gallon cans the painter must buy to cover the bottom of the pool? Explain or show your reasoning.

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DIA [1.3K] · Answer 1 · 2022-08-30T09:52:44+03:00

DIA [1.3K]2 years ago

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2

Step-by-step explanation:

the area of the radius 30 is 2827 and since 1 bucket can cover 1800 we will only need 2 buckets because we need a total of 2827 and 1 bucket covers 1800 so 2 buckets will cover 3600.