Question

The rectangular floor of a church is going to be painted with Bear's Blue paint. Each gallon can covers 50 square feet of flooring. If the floor of the church measures 80 ft by 40 ft, how many gallons of paint are needed to cover the entire floor with Bear's blue paint?

Answer 1

To find out how many gallons of Bear's Blue paint are needed to cover the entire floor of the church, we need to calculate the total area of the floor and divide that by the coverage area of one gallon of paint.

The floor of the church measures 80 ft by 40 ft, so its total area is:

Area = Length x Width = 80 ft x 40 ft = 3200 square feet

Each gallon of Bear's Blue paint covers 50 square feet, so the number of gallons needed is:

Gallons = Total Area ÷ Coverage per Gallon

Gallons = 3200 sq ft ÷ 50 sq ft/gallon

Gallons = 64 gallons

Therefore, 64 gallons of Bear's Blue paint are needed to cover the entire floor of the church.