Bill is painting his basement floor. If one can of paint will cover 4.5m squared, how many cans of paint will he need?

Measurements: 13.5m, 1.5m, 6m, 18m, 13.5m,1.5m

show work !It is a rectangle layout!

If it's a rectangle, why are there six measurements?

A rectangle only has 2 measurements.

the outside and the inside

To find the total area of the basement floor, you need to calculate the area of each rectangle and then add them together.

First, let's calculate the area of the rectangles:

Rectangle 1: Area = length × width = 13.5m × 1.5m = 20.25m²
Rectangle 2: Area = length × width = 6m × 18m = 108m²
Rectangle 3: Area = length × width = 13.5m × 1.5m = 20.25m²

Now, let's add up the areas of all the rectangles:
Total Area = Area of Rectangle 1 + Area of Rectangle 2 + Area of Rectangle 3
= 20.25m² + 108m² + 20.25m²
= 148.5m²

Next, we need to determine how many cans of paint are required. Since one can of paint covers 4.5m², we can divide the total area by the area covered by one can to find the number of cans needed:

Number of cans = Total area ÷ Area covered by one can
= 148.5m² ÷ 4.5m²
= 33

Therefore, Bill will need 33 cans of paint to cover his basement floor.