A wooden fence 6 ft high and 220 ft long is to be painted on both sides.a. What is the total area to be painted?b. A gallon of a certain type of paint will cover only 200 ft2 of area for the first coat, but on the second coat a gallon of the same paint will cover 300 ft2. If the fence is to be given two coats of paint, how manygallons of paint should be bought?

A wooden fence 6 ft high and 220 ft long is to be painted on both sides.a. What is the total area to be painted?b. A gallon of a certain type of paint will cover only 200 ft2 of area for the first coat, but on the second coat a gallon of the same paint will cover 300 ft2. If the fence is to be given two coats of paint, how manygallons of paint should be bought?

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A wooden fence 6 ft high and 220 ft long is to be painted on both sides.
a. What is the total area to be painted?
b. A gallon of a certain type of paint will cover only 200 ft² of area for the first coat, but on the second coat a gallon of the same paint will cover 300 ft²
. If the fence is to be given two coats of paint, how many
gallons of paint should be bought?

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