Question

Cara is painting her living room. The room measures 10.6 feet by 11.6 feet. The ceiling is 10 feet

high
If paint covers 400 square feet, per gallon, and costs $14.95 a gallon, how much will it cost to paint
Cara's room?

Answer 1

$29.90

Explanation:

Can you only buy paint by the gallon? That is what I am thinking.

She is painting 4 walls. I am thinking that she is not painting the floor or the ceiling.

The area of the four walls would be:

(11.6 x 10) = 116

(11.6 x 10) = 116

10.6 x 10) = 106

(10.6 x 10) = 106

This totals 444 square feet. Since a gallon can only paint 400 square feet, she will need to buy 2 gallons for 29.90