Question

jess is painting a giant arrow on a playground. find the area of the giant arrow. if one can of paint covers 100 square feet, how many cans should jess buy?

Answer 1

2.4 cans of paint, but since you can't purchase a fraction of the cans Jess needs to buy 3 cans of paint

Explanation:

first, solve the area of the arrow, the arrow consists of a rectangle that has dimensions of 10 ft x 18 ft. the triangle has a base of 20 ft and a height is 6 ft.

A = xy + 0.5bh

where x and y are the dimensions of the rectangle

b is the base of the triangle

h is the height of the triangle

A = (10)(18) + 0.5(20)(6)

A = 240 sq ft

number can of paint = 240 sq ft ( 1 can / 100 sq ft)