Asked by yuku

a gallon of floor paint will cover about 200 feet of concrete.the floor of harolds basement is 25 feet wide and 40 feet long.how many gallons of paint does harold need to put one coat of paint on the basement floor?
Answered by Ms. Sue
Find the area of this rectangle.

Then divide it by 200 to find the number of gallons needed.

Answered by yuku
MS. sue
i don't understand it
still
Answered by yuku
what rectangle? and it doesnt show wahtz d length and d width?
Answered by Ms. Sue
The basement floor is a rectangle. The length and width are given in the problem.

Answered by yuku
ok so do i multiply the length times width or sumthing?
thank you
Answered by yuku
i got 25 times 40 equals 1000
Answered by Ms. Sue
Right. The area of the basement floor is 1,000 square feet.

Now, divide 1,000 by 200 to find the number of gallons needed.

Answered by yuku
is it 5
Answered by Ms. Sue
Right! Yay!! :-)

Harold needs 5 gallons of paint.



Answered by yuku
thank you 'm trying my best to understand math
Answered by Ms. Sue
You're welcome. And the more you work on math, the better you're understanding it.