Question

Leora wants to paint the nursery in her house. The nursery is an 8–by–10–foot rectangle, and the ceiling is 10 feet tall. There is a 3–by–6.5–foot door on one wall, a 3–by–6.5–foot closet door on another wall, and one 2–by–3.5–foot window on the third wall. The fourth wall has no doors or windows. If she will only paint the four walls, and not the ceiling or doors, how many square feet will she need to paint?

Answer 1

The correct answer is - 242 ft^2

Explanation:

Given:

one door : 3*6.5 => 19.5 ft^2

other door: 3*6.5 => 19.5 ft^2

a window: 2*3.5 => 7 ft^2

total = 46 ft^2

area of all four walls: 2h (l+b)

= 2(8) (10+8)

= 16 (18)

= 288 ft^2

paint required excluding doors and window:

=> area of your wall - (area of doors and window)

=> 288 - 46

= 242 ft^2