Lavonne wants to paint the inside of her garage. Her garage measures 30 feet by 35 feet with 9-foot ceilings. There are no windows, but the large garage door measures 13 feet by 8 feet, and the small door measures 7 feet by 4 feet. She needs to paint three coats to get full coverage. How many cans of paint will Lavonne need to buy if each can covers 425 square feet?

Lavonne wants to paint the inside of her garage. Her garage measures 30 feet by 35 feet with 9-foot ceilings. There are no windows, but the large garage door measures 13 feet by 8 feet, and the small door measures 7 feet by 4 feet. She needs to paint three coats to get full coverage. How many cans of paint will Lavonne need to buy if each can covers 425 square feet?

Advanced Engineering Mathematics

10th Edition

ISBN:9780470458365

Author:Erwin Kreyszig

Publisher:Erwin Kreyszig

Chapter2: Second-order Linear Odes

Section: Chapter Questions

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