Question

Aisha wants to paint the four walls of her living room.

Each wall is 2.2 m high and 5.5 m long.
One wall has a door of 1.8 m by 0.9 m.
Tins of paint cost £13 per 2 L tin.
Each litre of paint can cover 8 m2 of wall.
There is an offer of: Buy 2 tins get the 3rd at half price.
How much will Aisha pay to paint her living room?

Answer 1

£32.50

Explanation:

my first question to the teacher : so, no windows in the living room ?

so, it is a square living room with 5.5 m side length.

but each wall is a rectangle of 2.2 × 5.5 m.

for one wall we have to deduct a door area of 1.8×0.9 m.

so, one wall

2.2 × 5.5 = 12.1 m²

4 walls

4 × 12.1 = 48.4 m²

minus one door area

1.8 × 0.9 = 1.62 m²

48.4 - 1.62 = 46.78 m² total paint area

1 L paint covers 8 m².

so, we need 46.78/8 = 5.85 liters.

she gets the paint in 2 L tins. so, she needs 3 tins (6 L).

each tin costs £13.

and because she buys 3 tins, she gets the third one for half the price (13/2 = £6.50).

so, she has to pay

2×13 + 6.50 = 26 + 6.50 = £32.50