Question

How large a surface area in units of square feet will 1 gallon of paint cover if

we apply a coat of paint that is 10 millimeters thick

Answer 1

40.7465
`ft^2`

Step-by-step explanation:

The first step for solving this problem is to convert the units from gallons to cubic feet and from millimeters to cubic feet:

1 gallon = 0.133681 cubic feet

10 mm = 0.001 m = 0.0032808 ft

The second step is to divide the volume (the gallon of paint) by the coat thickness. This returns the area.

`A = (Volume)/(thickness)=(0.133681ft^3)/(0.0032808ft)=40.7465 ft^2`

This is the approximate area that the gallon of paint will be able to cover.