the triangular sail on a sailboat has a base of 4 feet and height of 6 feet. aubrey will paint the sail using a special white paint. a can of this paint covers 10 square feet. how many cans of white paint will she need
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To find out how many cans of white paint Aubrey will need to paint the triangular sail, you need to calculate the area of the sail first.
The formula to calculate the area of a triangle is: Area = (base * height) / 2.
In this case, the base of the sail is 4 feet and the height is 6 feet. Plugging these values into the formula, we get:
Area = (4 * 6) / 2 = 24 / 2 = 12 square feet.
Since each can of paint covers 10 square feet, divide the total area of the sail by the coverage of one can:
12 square feet / 10 square feet per can = 1.2 cans.
Therefore, Aubrey will need approximately 1.2 cans of white paint to paint the sail. However, since we can't have a fraction of a can, she will need to purchase 2 cans to ensure she has enough paint to cover the entire sail.