Question 990358
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The area of one face of the cube would be:
12ft x 12ft=144ft^2
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There are 6 faces to a cube:
Surface area=6 x 144ft^2=864ft^2
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864ft^2/(450ft^2/gallon)=1.92 gallons
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ANSWER: The artist will need almost 2 gallons to paint the cube.