Question

Kim wants to paint the wall behind her bed.the dimensions of the wall are 8 ft by 10 ft . If one pint of paint covers 42 ft2 How many pints will she need to paint the wall?

Answer 1

Answer:

$2\ pints$

Step-by-step explanation:

step 1

Find the area of the wall

The area of the rectangular wall is

$A=(8)(10)=80\ ft^{2}$

step 2

Using proportion find out how many pints Kim needs to paint the wall

so

$\frac{1}{42}\frac{pint}{ft^2}=\frac{x}{80}\frac{pints}{ft^2}\\\\x=80/42\\\\x=1.9\ pints$

Round to the nearest whole number

$1.9=2\ pints$