Question

Carolyn buy a gallon of paint that covers 250 ft.². She wants to paint a wall that is 16 feet wide and 12 feet high. Explain whether whether or not she will need more than 1 gallon of paint​

Answer 1

No.

Explanation:

The wall is 16 feet by 12 feet. After multiplying these numbers to get the area of the wall, the answer is 192 ft. Therefore, there is enough paint to cover the wall because you would have 58 square feet of coverage left.