Question

One gallon of paint covers 50 square feet. A wall that measures 32 feet by 16 feet is going to be painted.

Area of Wall:


How many gallons of paint will it take?


If paint costs $27 per gallon, how much money will it take to paint the wall?

Answer 1

10.24 gallons

$276.48

Explanation:

The area of the wall can be calculated by multiplying the length and height of the wall:

Area of wall = length x height = 32 x 16 = 512 square feet

To calculate the number of gallons of paint needed, we need to divide the area of the wall by the coverage of one gallon of paint:

Number of gallons of paint = Area of wall / Coverage of one gallon of paint

Number of gallons of paint = 512 / 50

Number of gallons of paint = 10.24

Therefore, it will take approximately 10.24 gallons of paint to paint the wall.

To calculate the cost of the paint, we need to multiply the number of gallons of paint by the cost per gallon:

Cost of paint = Number of gallons of paint x Cost per gallon

Cost of paint = 10.24 x $27

Cost of paint = $276.48

Therefore, it will cost $276.48 to paint the wall.