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    A wooden fence was built around a construction site. The wall is 600 feet long 8 feet high. Each 12-foot length of fence has a 2-foot by 2-foot window cut into the wall

    So people can watch.The City Council asked the construction Co. To paint the side of the fence. A gallon of paint to cover approximately 200 square feet. How many gallons of paint are needed/

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    I would quote for 23 gallons of paint for 1 coat assuming I was buying the paint in 1 gallon cans.Far more economical to buy the paint in 5 gallon drums which would mean I would be purchasing 25 gallons,allowing 2 gallons for ullage & wastage.This of course has nothing to do with your home work question.So yor answer is 23.Add the rest as a footnote.Your teacher may be impressed with your research & allow you extra marks for it.:)

    Ducky

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    Homework??? I'm shocked that you would think that!
    doolittle

    Who cares about the paint...How cool is it that they made 'windows'!!!
    Tommyh

    LOL Ducty.
    LOL Doo.

    600 x 8 = 4800 square feet of fencing 


    600/12 = 50 windows


    2 x 2 = 4 square foot per window    x 50 = 200 square feet of window


    4800 = 200 = 4600 square feet of fence to paint.

    4600/200 ( 1 gallon paint)= 23 gallons of paint.  Pick a pretty color.  

    Tommyh

    It's a building site.So it would be "DUCT TAPE" Grey.
    Bob/PKB

    DUCK TAPE comes in pretty colors, Tommyh.


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