Question

The cost of painting a wall that is 5 meters wide and 212 meters tall is $50. How many square meters can be painted for $1?

Answer 1

21.2 square meters

Explanation:

The area of a parallelogram is base • height.

So:

1. Calculate the area of what you can get for $50. 5 • 212 = 1060 square meters.

2. Now you divide the first price ($50) by the desired price ($1). This one is easy because 50 / 1 = 50, but I'm putting this here for future reference in case you need to solve a problem that has a desired price that's greater than $1.

3. Divide the answer to step one by the answer to step two to get the area you can have painted for $1. 1060 / 50 = 21.2 square meters.