Question

The figure below is a diagram of a trapezoidal table that needs to be stained. Each can of stain will cover 50 square inches.

If the table has an area of 324 square inches, how many cans of stain are needed to cover the table?

Answer 1

Each can of stain covers 50 square inches.

Hence, we need 7 cans of stain to cover at least 324 square inches.