SOLUTION: the school buys ten 5 litre tins of paint to paint the hall. the area to be painted is 279m^2. each tin covers 30m^2. calculate the percentage of paint used.

SOLUTION: the school buys ten 5 litre tins of paint to paint the hall. the area to be painted is 279m^2. each tin covers 30m^2. calculate the percentage of paint used.

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Question 853287: the school buys ten 5 litre tins of paint to paint the hall.
the area to be painted is 279m^2.
each tin covers 30m^2.
calculate the percentage of paint used.
Answer by richwmiller(17219) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
10*30=300
279/300=.93 or 93%

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