A room measures 9 meters by 13 meters and the ceiling is 3 meters high. A liter of paint covers 16 square meters. How many liters of paint will it take to paint all but the floor of the room? (Express your answer accurate to the nearest tenth of a liter.)

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A room measures 9 meters by 13 meters and the ceiling is 3 meters high. A liter of paint covers 16 square meters. How many liters of paint will it take to paint all but the floor of the room?  (Express your answer accurate to the nearest tenth of a liter.)

jlastino · Answer

Get the surface area of the room which is equal to = lw +lh + wh
Then divide that by 16

anonymous · Answer

SA= 1.5625?

jlastino · Answer

Oh wait i made a mistake since there are 4 walls...the equation should be lw+2lh+2wh
then divide that area by 16