Question

a pint of pain covers 25 sqaure feet. How many pints should you buy to paint the bean-bag ramp with TWO coats? Assume you will not paint the bottom of the ramp or the square hole on the top. Answer in complete sentences​

Answer 1

If I had the dimensions of the ramp, I would:

W = width

L = length

H = height

X x Y = size of hole

(one top piece) L x W (then subtract XxY for cutout)

(two side pieces) 1/2 x L x H (because they're triangles)

(one end piece) W x H

now, add those together, multiply by 2 for 2 coats, then divide by 25 to get the number of pints of paint needed.