document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=990358>Question 990358</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A gallon of paint would cover approximately 450 square feet . an artist wants to paint all the outside surfaces of a cube measuring 12 feet on each edge.what is the least number of gallons of paint he must buy to paint the cube?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The area of one face of the cube would be:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "12ft x 12ft=144ft^2<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "There are 6 faces to a cube:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Surface area=6 x 144ft^2=864ft^2<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "864ft^2/(450ft^2/gallon)=1.92 gallons<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "ANSWER: The artist will need almost 2 gallons to paint the cube. </SPAN>\n" );
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