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John needs to paint a wall with spray paint. The wall has a diagonal of 43.6 feet and a height of 8.3 feet. If a spray can will cover 21.5 square feet, how many cans will John need?

 Apr 16, 2016
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Use Pythag theo to get length     8.3^2  + L^2 = 43.6^2      L= 42.8

Sq Ft of wall =   8.3 x 42.8 = 355.26

Each can covers 21.5 sq ft

355.26/21.5 =   16.524 cans ~  17 cans 

 Apr 16, 2016

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