10 in
19 in
8 in
6 in
The diagram represents a model of a ramp the skateboard club wants to create at the neighborhood skate park. If one pint covers 200 square inches, how many pints of paint will the club need to purchase? Paint is only sold in whole pints
Number of pints of paint = _____
To find the area of the ramp, we need to multiply the length by the width:
Area = length * width
Area = 10 in * 19 in
Area = 190 square inches
Next, we need to calculate how many pints of paint are needed to cover 190 square inches. Since one pint covers 200 square inches, we can divide the area of the ramp by the coverage of one pint:
Number of pints of paint = 190 square inches / 200 square inches/pint
Number of pints of paint = 0.95 pints
Since paint is only sold in whole pints, the skateboard club will need to purchase 1 pint of paint to cover the ramp.