Shawn built a fort in his yard that is 6feet tall and 6feet long on all sides. He wants to paint the inside of it. If each bucket of paint will cover 300 square feet, how many buckets of paint should Shawn buy?

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Sarah

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12 August, 10:58

Shawn built a fort in his yard that is 6feet tall and 6feet long on all sides. He wants to paint the inside of it. If each bucket of paint will cover 300 square feet, how many buckets of paint should Shawn buy?

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Gia Fields · Answer 1

One bucket of paint

Step-by-step explanation:

Since the fort is 6 feet long and six feet tall on all sides, the floor, the ceiling, and four walls are all 6 ft by 6ft. Each one then has an area of 6x6=36. The total he has to paint is then 6x36=216 square ft. Since each bucket covers 300 square ft and he has less than 300 square ft to paint, makes him only need one bucket of paint.