Question

You want to paint the walls of your bedroom. Two walls measure 16 ft by 8 ft, and the other two walls measure 15 ft by 8 ft. The paint you wish to purchase must be purchased in one-gallon cans and costs $17 per gallon. Each gallon will cover 400 ft2 of wall. Find the total amount you will spend on paint.

Answer 1

a

Explanation:

becuse i got it right

Answer 2

Explanation:

The first 2 walls are

2 * 16 * 8 = 256

The second 2 walls are

2 * 15 * 8 = 240

Total number of square feet = 496

If you thin it a bit, likely 1 gallon will do you, but this is math. We don't do anything practical.

you have 96 square feet left over. You should buy 2 gallon cans

1 can cost 17 dollars.

2 cans cost 34 dollars.

You could try buying a quart which just might do. That will be less.