SOLUTION: Paul's room is 12 feet long, 10 feet wide and 8 feet high. He wants to paint the walls and the ceiling. A gallon of paint covers 500 square feet. Will paul be able to paint the roo

Question 937714: Paul's room is 12 feet long, 10 feet wide and 8 feet high. He wants to paint the walls and the ceiling. A gallon of paint covers 500 square feet. Will paul be able to paint the room with one gallon of paint?

Formula i used S=Ph or S=Ph+2B
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Find the area of the walls and cieling.

, square feet.

Is this less than or equal to 500 square feet that the specified 1 gallon paint can cover?

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