Question

Glenda wants to paint the exterior lateral surface of her house. It is eight feet high and has a perimeter of 120 feet. Each gallon of exterior paint covers 300 square feet. How many one-gallon cans of paint does she need to buy to paint her house?

Answer 1

The area of the house's walls can be represented by the perimeter * 8, so 120*8 or 960 sqare feet. Divide that by 300.

She needs 3.2 gallons, but if she can only buy it in gallons she needs to buy 4 gallons

Answer 2

The area of the house's walls can be represented by the perimeter * 8, so 120*8 or 960 square feet. Divide that by 300.

She needs 3.2 gallons, but if she can only buy it in gallons she needs to buy 4 gallons

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