Question

John needs to paint one wall in his school. He knows that 1 can of paint covers an area of 24 square feet. John uses a meter stick to measure the dimensions of the wall as shown.
[1 meter = approximately 39 inches]
What is the fewest number of cans of paint John can use to paint the wall?

Answer 1

The complete question in the attached figure

step 1
find the area of the wall

[area of the wall]=[area of rectangle]+[area of triangle]
[area of the wall]=[3*2]+[3*1/2]----> 7.5 m²

1 m²-------> 10.7639 ft²

area of the wall------> 7.5*10.7639------> 80.73 ft²

we know that
1 can of paint covers an area of --------> 24 ft²
x---------------------------------------------> 80.73 ft²
x=80.73/24---------> x=3.36 can of paints

the answer is
The fewest number of cans is 4