A barn is shaped like a rectangular prism with a triangular prism on top as shown. The exterior four walls and two triangular faces need to be repainted. If one gallon of paint covers 232 square feet, how many gallons will it take to repaint the barn? Enter your answer in the box.

A barn is shaped like a rectangular prism with a triangular prism on top as shown The exterior four walls and two triangular faces need to be repainted If one g class=

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Lenvy

Answer:

23 gallons

Step-by-step explanation:

Given:

A barn is shaped like a rectangular prism with a triangular prism on top as shown.

The exterior four walls and two triangular faces need to be repainted.

To Find:

If one gallon of paint covers 232 square feet, how many gallons will it take to repaint the barn?

Solve:

[tex]12\cdot38\div2\cdot2+84\cdot20+38\cdot20\cdot2[/tex]

= [tex]5336\;square\;feet[/tex]

[tex]\frac{5336}{232}=23[/tex]

Hence 23 gallons to repaint the barn

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