document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1195715>Question 1195715</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A decorator is painting an odd shaped wall in an attic. The wall has one window, measuring<BR>\n" );
document.write( "0.6 m by 0.5 m. The decorator calculates the area of the wall he is going to paint is equal to<BR>\n" );
document.write( "7.65 m2<BR>\n" );
document.write( ". The paint comes in 1-pint containers and each container covers between<BR>\n" );
document.write( "approximately 55 ft2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( ". How many containers of paint should the decorator purchase in order to<BR>\n" );
document.write( "give the wall 2 coats of paint? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "The amount painted with 2 coats is 15.30 m^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "convert that to ft^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "15.30 m*m* 3.2808^2 ft^2/m^2=164.68 ft^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "divide that by 55 ft^2/1 pint<BR>\n" );
document.write( "units will be pints<BR>\n" );
document.write( "that is 2.994 pints or need 3 pints. </SPAN>\n" );
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