document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=169763>Question 169763</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Calculate the number of gallons of paint required to paint the outside walls of a barn that measures 50 feet by 100 feet.  Each wall is 12 feet high and each gallon of paint covers 600 square feet.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The answer I came up with is 8.3 which is wrong. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #125122 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=checkley77><B>checkley77(12844)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=checkley77><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=125122\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> (2*50+2*100)*12<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(100+200)12<BR>\n" );
document.write( "300*12=3,600 ft^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3,600/600=6 gallons of paint will be required. </SPAN>\n" );
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