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Question 501126: Exactly 1 liter of paint is used to paint an area of 50m^2. what is the thickness in mm. asssuming the coat of paint has uniform thicknesss.
please answer and show all work. thank you.

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Exactly 1 liter of paint is used to paint an area of 50m^2. what is the thickness in mm. assuming the coat of paint has uniform thickness.
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1 liter can be expressed as 10^-3 cu/m
10%5E-3%2F50 = 2(10^-5) meters
convert to mm
10^3 * 2(10^-5) = 2(10^-2) = .02 mm thick
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let me know if I was wrong on this one.