Richie wants to paint his bedroom celling and four walls. The ceiling and each of the was;; s are 8 feet by 8 feet. A gallon of paint covers 40 square feet. Write and expression that can be used to find the number of gallons of paint of paint. Richie needs to buy.

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Shayna Brock

14 July, 17:22

Richie wants to paint his bedroom celling and four walls. The ceiling and each of the was;; s are 8 feet by 8 feet. A gallon of paint covers 40 square feet. Write and expression that can be used to find the number of gallons of paint of paint. Richie needs to buy.

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5 (8*8) : 40

Step-by-step explanation:

they are all squares so find the area (64sq ft). then multiple 64 by 5 (320). There is a total of 320 sq ft and each gallon covers 40 sq ft. so divide 320 by 40 and you get 8. 8 gallons of paint are needed.