Posted by yuku on Thursday, February 25, 2010 at 7:03pm.
Find the area of this rectangle.
Then divide it by 200 to find the number of gallons needed.
MS. sue
i dont understand it
still
what rectangle? and it doesnt show wahtz d length and d width?
The basement floor is a rectangle. The length and width are given in the problem.
ok so do i multiply the length times width or sumthing?
thank you
i got 25 times 40 equals 1000
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.
is it 5
Right! Yay!! :-)
Harold needs 5 gallons of paint.
thank you 'm trying my best to understand math
You're welcome. And the more you work on math, the better you're understanding it.
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