An in-ground swimming pool is 8 meters long, 6 meters wide, and 2 meters deep. The water-resistant paint needed for the pool costs $6 per square meter. Step by step.

1. How many sides of the pool do you have to paint?

2. How much paint (in square meters) do you need to paint the pool?

3. How much will it cost to paint the pool?

4. How much water will the pool hold?

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Kiera

27 April, 03:04

An in-ground swimming pool is 8 meters long, 6 meters wide, and 2 meters deep. The water-resistant paint needed for the pool costs $6 per square meter. Step by step.

1. How many sides of the pool do you have to paint?

2. How much paint (in square meters) do you need to paint the pool?

3. How much will it cost to paint the pool?

4. How much water will the pool hold?

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Elsie Dudley · Answer 1

1. If it's a 3D shape, then it automatically will mean that it has 6 sides.

2. So, we are trying to find the surface area to figure out how much paint we need to paint the pool. So, the answer is