document.write( "Question 1178679: A painter needs to purchase enough paint to paint a bedroom that consists of four walls. Two of the walls are 11 feet by 10 feet and the other two walls are 12 feet by 10 feet.\r
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document.write( "The area of the four walls is  2*(11*10+12*10) = 460 square feet.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Number of gallons is   = 0.006, according to the given input data.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Round it to 1 gallon (= 1 can).    ANSWER\r\n" );
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