Question

The manufacturer claims a gallon of paint covers two hundred square feet of area. You need to paint the four walls in a bedroom and each wall is twelve feet long and eight feet high. According to the manufacturer, how many gallons of paint must you purchase?

Answer 1

G = (Wall length x Wall height x Number of walls) / Coverage of paint

Answer:

1.92

rounded to 2 gallons

Explanation:

(4 walls * 12 ft long and 8 ft high) / 200 square feet of area = 1.92 gallons

Therefore, the number of gallons of paint that must be purchased is 2.