Question

Your supervisor asks you to order the paint necessary to paint the waiting room of your clinic. Four walls need to be painted. Two walls are 32’ x 10’ and two are 24’ x 10’.What is the total square footage that will need to be painted?

Answer 1

Answer: 1,120 square feet.

Explanation:

To calculate the total square footage that needs to be painted, we can find the area of each wall and then add them together.

For the two walls that are 32' x 10', the area of each wall is:

32' x 10' = 320 square feet

For the two walls that are 24' x 10', the area of each wall is:

24' x 10' = 240 square feet

Now, let's add up the areas of all four walls:

320 square feet + 320 square feet + 240 square feet + 240 square feet = 1,120 square feet

Therefore, the total square footage that will need to be painted in the waiting room is 1,120 square feet.