Question

Michelangelo is getting ready to paint the Sistine Chapel's ceiling, but he wants to make sure he can fit enough buff dudes in his painting. If the Chapel's ceiling is 133 feet long by 46 feet wide and each buff dude takes up 46 square feet of room, how many can Michelangelo fit?

Answer 1

Step 1. Calculate the are of the Chapel's ceiling:

`A=\text{length x width}`

substituting length=133ft and width=46 ft

`A=133ft*46ft`

The area is:

`A=6,118ft^2`

Step 2. Divide the total area of the ceiling by the area that each buff dude takes up:

`(6,118ft^2)/(46ft^2)=133`

Michelangelo can fit 133 buff dudes.

Answer: 133