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=
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The answer is 3 pints
I apologize for the oversight in my previous responses. Let's recalculate it to determine the correct answer.
Given:
- Coverage of 1 pint of paint = 200 square inches
- Total area of the ramp = 140 square inches
Now, calculate the number of pints of paint needed:
Number of pints of paint = Total area of ramp / Coverage of 1 pint of paint
Number of pints of paint = 140 / 200 = 0.7 pints
To cover the entire ramp, the skateboard club will need to purchase at least 1 pint of paint.
However, since paint is only sold in whole pints, the club will need to round up to the nearest whole number. Therefore, the skateboard club will need to purchase 1 pint + 1 pint as they cannot purchase fractions of pints.
Adding the 1 pint for the initial coverage and the additional pint they need to purchase, the total number of pints required is 1 + 1 = 2 pints.
Therefore, the skateboard club will need to purchase 2 pints of paint to create the ramp at the neighborhood skate park. Thank you for your patience.
Number of pints of paint = Total area of ramp / Coverage of 1 pint of paint
To find the total area of the ramp, we need to calculate the area of each shape separately and then add them up.
Area of rectangle 1:
Length = 10 inches
Width = 5 inches
Area = Length x Width = 10 x 5 = 50 square inches
Area of rectangle 2:
Length = 12 inches
Width = 5 inches
Area = Length x Width = 12 x 5 = 60 square inches
Area of triangle:
Base = 12 inches
Height = 5 inches
Area = 1/2 x Base x Height = 1/2 x 12 x 5 = 30 square inches
Total area of the ramp = Area of rectangle 1 + Area of rectangle 2 + Area of triangle
Total area = 50 + 60 + 30 = 140 square inches
Now, we can calculate the number of pints of paint needed:
Number of pints of paint = Total area of ramp / Coverage of 1 pint of paint
Number of pints of paint = 140 / 200 = 0.7 pints
As paint is only sold in whole pints, the skateboard club will need to purchase 1 pint of paint to cover the entire ramp.
I apologize for the mistake. Let's recalculate.
First, determine the total area of the ramp:
Area of Rectangle 1:
Length = 10 inches
Width = 5 inches
Area = Length x Width = 10 x 5 = 50 square inches
Area of Rectangle 2:
Length = 12 inches
Width = 5 inches
Area = Length x Width = 12 x 5 = 60 square inches
Area of Triangle:
Base = 12 inches
Height = 5 inches
Area = 1/2 x Base x Height = 1/2 x 12 x 5 = 30 square inches
Total area of the ramp = Area of Rectangle 1 + Area of Rectangle 2 + Area of Triangle
Total area = 50 + 60 + 30 = 140 square inches
Now, calculate the number of pints of paint needed:
Number of pints of paint = Total area of ramp / Coverage of 1 pint of paint
Number of pints of paint = 140 / 200 = 0.7 pints
Since paint is sold in whole pints, rounding up to the nearest whole number, the skateboard club will need to purchase 1 pint of paint to cover the entire ramp.