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darcy has a summer job painting houses. he is asked to paint the wooden siding on a house that is 28 feet wide and 35 feet long. the siding extends 6 feet up the side of the house. a) what is the total surface are he must paint? b) a one gallon can of the stain that darcy is using covers approximately 225 ft squared. if darcy applies 2 coats of stain, how many cabs of stain should he buy?

darcy has a summer job painting houses. he is asked to paint the wooden siding on-example-1

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(28+35)x2x6 (minus any windows or doors)
the number of cabs depends on the size of the cab
assuming one gallon cabs we have (28+35)x2x6x2/225 cabs
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