Question

Stanley is putting wallpaper strips on his bathroom walls that have a total area of 460 ft². Each strip of wallpaper covers 22 square feet. How many strips of wallpaper will Stanley need to fully cover his walls? Write your answer using the correct number of significant digits. Stanley needs strips of wallpaper.

Answer 1

To find out how many strips of wallpaper will Stanley need to fully cover his walls

divide the total area by 22 ft^2

so

460/22=20.9 strip

Round to the nearest whole number

so

21 strips