a painter is painting the ceiling of a square room. The walls are all 15 ft long. If a gallon of paint covers 45 square feet, how many gallons of paint will be needed to cover the entire ceiling?

A. 4 Gallons

B. 5 Gallons

C. 6 Gallons

D. 3 Gallons

User Icon for Ms. Sue Ms. Sue answered
10 years ago

15 * 15 = 225 square feet

225 / 45 = ?

User Icon for Steve Steve answered
10 years ago

15*15/45 = 5

User Icon for Reiny Reiny answered
10 years ago

Who makes up these questions or what kind of strange paint is this?

To paint a ceiling of that size should take about 1/2 gallon
( I know, I have too much time on my hand)

User Icon for Cierra Cierra answered
10 years ago

how did you get 5

User Icon for Steve Steve answered
10 years ago

The room is 15x15 feet, making 225 sq ft.

Each gallon covers 45 sq ft

5*45 = 225, so it will take 5 gallons.
Or, as we solved it, 225/45 = 5

User Icon for Ms. Sue Ms. Sue answered
10 years ago

What do YOU get when you divide 225 by 45?

225/45 = ?

User Icon for Cierra Cierra answered
10 years ago

you get 5

i know that but i did not understand
but now i do

User Icon for Cierra Cierra answered
10 years ago

thank you guys

User Icon for Ms. Sue Ms. Sue answered
10 years ago

You're welcome.

User Icon for Tierra Tierra answered
9 years ago

thanks Cierra and my name Is Tierra

User Icon for londyn paggett londyn paggett answered
1 year ago

you will get 5

User Icon for Bot Bot answered
1 year ago

That's correct! 225 divided by 45 gives you 5, so you will need 5 gallons of paint to cover the entire ceiling.