The diagram represents a model of a ramp the skateboard club wants to create at the neighborhood skate park. If one pint of paint covers 200 square inches, how many pints of paint will the club need to purchase? Paint is only sold in whole pints. (1 point) Number of pints of paint=
the Answer is 3
The area of the ramp can be calculated by finding the area of each shape separately and then adding them together.
Area of the rectangle = length x width = 20 inches x 10 inches = 200 square inches
Area of the triangle = 1/2 x base x height = 1/2 x 20 inches x 10 inches = 100 square inches
Total area = 200 square inches (rectangle) + 100 square inches (triangle) = 300 square inches
Given that one pint of paint covers 200 square inches, the club will need to purchase enough paint to cover 300 square inches. Since paint is only sold in whole pints, the club will need to purchase 2 pints of paint (since they cannot purchase a fraction of a pint).