Question

You work as a residential painter. A customer wants two tables and eight chairs painted using one coat of the same color paint. Each table requires 1 5/8 quarts of paint, and each chair requires 2/3 quarts of paint. How many total quarts of paint should you bring to paint this furniture?

Answer 1

8.58 quarts

Explanation:

To calculate the total amount of paint needed, we will first need to convert the mixed number 1 5/8 to a decimal. We can do this by dividing the numerator by the denominator:

1 5/8 = 1 + 5/8 = 1.625

Now, we can calculate the total amount of paint needed for the tables and chairs:

Total paint needed = (2 tables * 1.625 quarts/table) + (8 chairs * 2/3 quarts/chair)

Total paint needed = 3.25 quarts + 5.33 quarts

Total paint needed = 8.58 quarts

Therefore, you should bring 8.58 quarts of paint to paint the two tables and eight chairs.

Answer 2

8 5/12 quarts

Explanation:

Definition:

Quart: A unit of volume equal to one-fourth of a gallon.

Answer:

To calculate the total amount of paint needed, we can use the following formula:

Total paint = (Number of tables) × (Paint per table) + (Number of chairs) × (Paint per chair)

In this case, we know that the customer wants two tables and eight chairs painted, and that each table requires 1 5/8 quarts of paint and each chair requires 2/3 quarts of paint. Plugging these values into the formula, we get:

Total paint = (2 tables) × (1 5/8 quarts per table) + (8 chairs) × (2/3 quarts per chair)

Total paint = 3 1/4 quarts + 5 1/3 quarts

Total paint = 8 5/12 quarts

Therefore, we should bring 8 5/12 quarts of paint to paint the two tables and eight chairs.