Question

The perpendicular room is 4m long, 3m wide and 2.5m high. They tiled and painted the interior walls of the room. Find the amount of paint to be used in wall painting (knowing that one coat of paint can paint 5m2).Answer only

Answer 1

7 coats (cups) of paint

Explanation:

The dimensions of the room are;

The length of the room, l = 4 m

The width of the room, w = 3 m

The height of the room h = 2.5 m

The area one coat (taking the coat to mean cup) of paint can paint, A/c = 5 m²/cup

The total surface area of the room wall, A = 2 × l × h + 2 × w × h

∴ A = 2 × 4 m × 2.5 m + 2 × 3 m × 2.5 m = 35 m²

The amount of paint to be used, c = A/(A/c)

∴ c = 35 m²/(5 m²/cup) = 7 cups

The amount of paint to be used, c = 7 cups