Use the image to answer the question. 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.%C2%A0 (1 point) Number of pints of paint=
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Given that one pint of paint covers 200 square inches and the total area of the ramp is 1500 square inches, we can determine the number of pints needed by dividing the total area by the area covered by one pint:
Number of pints of paint = Total area / Area covered by one pint
Number of pints of paint = 1500 / 200
Number of pints of paint = 7.5
Since paint is only sold in whole pints, the club will need to purchase 8 pints of paint to cover the entire ramp model.
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To find the number of pints of paint needed, we first need to calculate the total area of the ramp model.
Looking at the diagram, we can see that the ramp consists of two identical trapezoids stacked on top of each other. The formula to calculate the area of a trapezoid is:
Area = 1/2 * (b1 + b2) * h
From the diagram, we can see that:
Base 1 (b1) = 35 inches
Base 2 (b2) = 40 inches
Height (h) = 20 inches
Now, calculate the area of one trapezoid:
Area = 1/2 * (35 + 40) * 20
Area = 1/2 * 75 * 20
Area = 750 square inches
Since there are two identical trapezoids making up the ramp, the total area of the ramp is:
Total Area = 2 * 750 square inches
Total Area = 1500 square inches
Now, we need to calculate how many pints of paint are needed to cover 1500 square inches.
One pint of paint covers 200 square inches.
Number of pints of paint = Total Area / Area covered by one pint
Number of pints of paint = 1500 / 200
Number of pints of paint = 7.5
Since paint is only sold in whole pints, the skateboard club will need to purchase 8 pints of paint to cover the entire ramp model.