SOLUTION: 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.
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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.
The paint is sold in 1 gallon cans, and each gallon of paint will cover an area that is approximately 250 to 300 square feet. The price of the paint per gallon is $36.00.
The painter estimates that he will only need one coat of paint to cover each wall.
How many gallons of paint should the painter buy? Answer by ikleyn(52788) (Show Source):
The area of the four walls is 2*(11*10+12*10) = 460 square feet.
Number of gallons is = 0.006, according to the given input data.
Round it to 1 gallon (= 1 can). ANSWER
Solved and answered.
The info about the price per gallon is EXCESSIVE and non-necessary.
