Aubrey is painting a mural of an ocean scene. the triangular sail on a sail boat has a base of 4 feet and a height of 6 feet. aubrey will paint the sail using a special white paint. a can of this paint covers 10 square feet. how many cans of white paint will aubrey need?

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Sarah May

1 January, 14:31

Aubrey is painting a mural of an ocean scene. the triangular sail on a sail boat has a base of 4 feet and a height of 6 feet. aubrey will paint the sail using a special white paint. a can of this paint covers 10 square feet. how many cans of white paint will aubrey need?

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Tristan Hammond · Answer 1

The area of the triangle is 4*6/2=12 sq ft

if you only paint one side you need two cans

if you paint both sides, you need three cans

(assuming we're not going into fractions)