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Rodrigo wants to paint the walls and ceiling in a room that is 14 feet by 16 feet with an 8 foot high ceiling. He will not paint the double door, which has a measurement of 6 feet by 7 feet. One gallon of paint will cover 350 square feet. The paint sold in gallon containers only. How many gallons of paint will need to buy?

 

A. 2 gallons

B. 3 gallons

C. 4 gallons

d.5 gallons

 Aug 14, 2015

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The square footage that he needs to paint is given by:

 

2 [14 + 16] * 8 + (16* 14) - (7 * 6) =  662  sq ft

 

So 662/350  = about 1.9 gallons......but we can't buy "partial" cans.....so....we need 2 gallons = "A"

 

 

  

 Aug 14, 2015

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Best Answer

The square footage that he needs to paint is given by:

 

2 [14 + 16] * 8 + (16* 14) - (7 * 6) =  662  sq ft

 

So 662/350  = about 1.9 gallons......but we can't buy "partial" cans.....so....we need 2 gallons = "A"

 

 

  

CPhill Aug 14, 2015

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