April has permission to paint the walls in her bedroom.

Two of the walls are 12.2 feet wide and 8.5 feet tall.

The other two walls are 15.4 feet wide and 8.5 feet tall.

Each gallon of paint covers 287.5 square feet.

What is the fewest number of gallons she could buy to be able to paint her whole room?

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Lauren Mills

Mathematics

12 March, 19:30

April has permission to paint the walls in her bedroom.

Two of the walls are 12.2 feet wide and 8.5 feet tall.

The other two walls are 15.4 feet wide and 8.5 feet tall.

Each gallon of paint covers 287.5 square feet.

What is the fewest number of gallons she could buy to be able to paint her whole room?

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Marlene Allison · Answer 1

16.2

Step-by-step explanation:

multiply 12.2 by 8.5 by 2 and 15.4 by 8.5 by 2 then add them together to get 207.4 plus 4035.6 which is 4513 then divide 4513 by 287.5 to get your answer

April has permission to paint the walls in her bedroom.Two of the walls are 12.2 feet wide and 8.5 feet tall.The other two walls are 15.4 feet wide and 8.5 feet tall.Each gallon of paint covers 287.5 square feet.What is the fewest number of gallons she could buy to be able to paint her whole room?