Question

Cally wants to coat her driveway with a winter sealer. Her driveway is 18 feet long and shaped like a trapezoid. At the garage door, the driveway is 12 feet wide, then it widens to 20 feet at the street. How many square feet of sealer should Cally buy if she wants to apply two coats?

Answer 1

Amount of Winter sealer for 2 coats[in square feet] = 576 square feet

Explanation:

Given:

Length of drive way at garage door = 12 feet

Length of drive way at street = 20 feet

Length of total driveway = 18 feet

Find:

Amount of Winter sealer for 2 coats[in square feet]

Computation:

Amount of Winter sealer for 2 coats[in square feet] = 2[Area of trapezoid]

Amount of Winter sealer for 2 coats[in square feet] = 2[(1/2)(Sum of parallel side)(Height)]

Amount of Winter sealer for 2 coats[in square feet] = 2[(1/2)(12 + 20)(18)]

Amount of Winter sealer for 2 coats[in square feet] = 2[(1/2)(32)(18)]

Amount of Winter sealer for 2 coats[in square feet] = 32 x 18

Amount of Winter sealer for 2 coats[in square feet] = 576 square feet