document.write( "Question 281754: If you wanted to paint the walls, floor, and ceiling of a room that measures 10 by 10 by 8 ft tall. Find the surface area in square feet of the room that the paint will have to cover. \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #204685 by subudear(62)![]() ![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! Assuming that there are no windows in the room then paint has to be done on 4 walls and ceiling and floor.\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "surface area of 4 walls will be = 4*10*8 = 320 square feet \n" ); document.write( "surface area of roof and ceiling will be = 2*10*10 = 200 square feet\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Total surface area to be painted = 320 + 200 = 520 sqaure feet \n" ); document.write( " |