Question

Vida painted 6 rooms in 24 hours. Each room had 400 square feet of wall space that was painted. At what rate did Vida paint, in square feet per hour?

A.
100 square feet per hour
B.
16.67 square feet per hour
C.
33.33 square feet per hour
D.
200 square feet per hour

Answer 1

A) 100 square feet per hour.

Explanation:

Each room has 400 square feet of wall space. There are 6 rooms in all. Multiply 400 with 6:

400 x 6 = 2400.

Vida paints painted these 2400 square feet in 24 hours. To solve for the amount of square feet per hour, simplify divide square feet with hours:

2400/24 = 100

100 square feet per hour is your answer, or A).

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