Question

Taylor wants to paint his rectangular deck that is 42 feet long and 28 feet wide. A gallon of paint covers about 350 square feet. How many gallons of paint will Taylor need to cover the entire deck? (Example 3) Write an equation to find the of the deck. Write and solve the equation. Write an equation to find the . Write and solve the equation. Taylor will need gallons of paint

Answer 1

ok so
find aera
ara=legnth times width
area=42 times 28=1176

how many 350's go into 1176?
350x=1176
divide both sides by 350
x=3.36


answer is 3.36 gallons, but buy 4 since it is hard to buy fractional amounts