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A homeowner called in a painter to paint the bedroom walls and ceiling. The bedroom is 15 ft. long, 12 ft. wide, and 10 ft. high. The room has two doors each 3 ft. by 8 ft. and three windows each 3 ft. by 5 ft. The doors and windows do not have to be painted. A gallon of paint can cover 300 square feet. How many gallons of paint must he use?

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i did the math i think im wrong but i got 5.8 (round it to 6)
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I think he will need around 5.69 gallons of paint

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