Question

A gallon of paint will cover approximately 450 square feet. an artist wants to pain all the outside surfaces of a cube measuring 12 feet on each edge. what is the least number of gallons of pain he must by to paint the cube

Answer 1

Area of cube to be painted = 5 * 12^2 = 720

Number of gallons required = 720 / 450 = 1.6 gallons