Question

Joann decides to paint one wall in her room with blackboard paint. The wall has the dimensions shown. A can of paint covers 25 square feet. How many cans of blackboard paint does Joann need for the wall.

Answer 1

*see attachment for the diagram of the wall

Answer:

6 cans

Explanation:

First, let's calculate the area of the wall to be painted = area of a rectangle

Area of the rectangle = length*width

From the diagram,

Length = 13 ft

Width = 10 ft

Area = 13*10 = 130 ft²

Given that 1 can of paint covers 25 ft²,

Number of can of paints that will cover 130 ft² = 130/25 = 5.2

This means we will need more than 5 cans. So Joan will need to get roughly 6 cams of blackboard paint.