6 in
8 in
19 in
10 in
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
Number of pints of paint = ___
To find the total area of the ramp, we need to find the area of each rectangular section and then add them together.
Area of first section = 6in * 8in = 48 square inches
Area of second section = 19in * 10in = 190 square inches
Total area = 48 + 190 = 238 square inches
Now, we need to find out how many pints of paint are needed to cover this area. Since 1 pint covers 200 square inches, we can divide the total area by 200 to find out how many pints are needed.
Number of pints of paint = 238 square inches / 200 square inches = 1.19 pints
Since paint is only sold in whole pints, the skateboard club will need to purchase 2 pints of paint.