Brandon bought a gallon of paint that covers 160 square feet. He wants to paint a wall that is 10 ft. high and 12 ft. wide. Explain whether he will need more than one gallon of paint.(1 point)

Question

Responses

No, he won't need more paint. Brandon has enough paint to cover the 22-square-foot wall.
No, he won't need more paint. Brandon has enough paint to cover the 22-square-foot wall.

Yes, he will need more paint. Brandon needs another gallon to cover the 240-square-foot wall.
Yes, he will need more paint. Brandon needs another gallon to cover the 240-square-foot wall.

No, he won't need more paint. Brandon has enough paint to cover the 120-square-foot wall.
No, he won't need more paint. Brandon has enough paint to cover the 120-square-foot wall.

Yes, he will need more paint. Brandon needs enough paint to cover the 1,200-square-foot wall.

Answer 1

To determine if Brandon needs more than one gallon of paint, we first need to find out the area of the wall he wants to paint.

The wall is 10 feet high and 12 feet wide. The area of the wall can be calculated using the formula for the area of a rectangle:

\[ \text{Area} = \text{height} \times \text{width} \]

Substituting the values:

\[ \text{Area} = 10 , \text{ft} \times 12 , \text{ft} = 120 , \text{square feet} \]

Brandon has a gallon of paint that covers 160 square feet.

Since the area of the wall (120 square feet) is less than the coverage provided by the gallon of paint (160 square feet), he does not need more paint.

Therefore, the correct response is:

No, he won't need more paint. Brandon has enough paint to cover the 120-square-foot wall.