5. Josh is planning to paint the walls and ceilings in several rooms of his home. The walls have a combined area of 1840 ft². The ceilings have a combined area of 920 ft². The walls will require 2 coats of paint, and the ceilings will take a single coat of paint. Each gallon of paint covers about 240 ft². How many gallons of paint are needed for the walls? How many gallons of paint are needed for the ceilings? Round up to the nearest whole gallon if necessary.

5. Josh is planning to paint the walls and ceilings in several rooms of his home. The walls have a combined area of 1840 ft². The ceilings have a combined area of 920 ft². The walls will require 2 coats of paint, and the ceilings will take a single coat of paint. Each gallon of paint covers about 240 ft². How many gallons of paint are needed for the walls? How many gallons of paint are needed for the ceilings? Round up to the nearest whole gallon if necessary.

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5. Josh is planning to paint the walls and ceilings in several rooms of his home. The walls have a
combined area of 1840 ft². The ceilings have a combined area of 920 ft². The walls will require
2 coats of paint, and the ceilings will take a single coat of paint. Each gallon of paint covers
about 240 ft². How many gallons of paint are needed for the walls? How many gallons of paint
are needed for the ceilings? Round up to the nearest whole gallon if necessary.

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