SOLUTION: `A painter has a 4L can of paint. she needs to paint the outside of a cylinder standing on the ground...... The cylinder stands 1m tall and has a diameter of 20cm. Does she have en

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Question 1073974: `A painter has a 4L can of paint. she needs to paint the outside of a cylinder standing on the ground...... The cylinder stands 1m tall and has a diameter of 20cm. Does she have enough paint? Explain!''.
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) About Me  (Show Source):
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The area to be painted would be 1%2A2%2Api%2A%280.2%2F2%29=0.2pi=0.628%2AsquareMeters.

Will 4L of paint be enough?
Not enough information.
The painter needs to read what the can label says about what volume will cover how much area.