A painter needs to cover the walls of four rooms in two coats of paint. Each room measures 4ft by 8ft and the ceiling is 10 feet high in all rooms. Each gallon of paint covers 32 square feet. How many gallons of paint does he need?
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- Each room has 4 walls. - Two walls are 4 feet wide and 10 feet high, and the other two walls are 8 feet wide and 10 feet high. - Area of the smaller walls = 2 * (4ft * 10ft) = 80 square feet. - Area of the larger walls = 2 * (8ft * 10ft) = 160 square feet. - Show more…
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