How many gallons of acrylic paint are required to paint in three coats the exterior walls of a building 8m long, 16m high, and 10m wide if one gallon of acrylic paint covers 20m ^ 2 per coat?

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How many gallons of acrylic paint are required to paint in three coats the exterior walls of a building 8m long,  16m high,  and 10m wide if one gallon of acrylic paint covers 20m ^ 2 per coat?

dan815 · Answer

u need to know what suface area you are painitng over

dan815 · Answer

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anonymous · Answer

Yeah I know that far but I dont know what will I use as length of the rectangle the 8m or 16m?

dan815 · Answer

for an rea of 20m^2 you are using 1 gallon of paint

dan815 · Answer

look at the picture thats how it is

anonymous · Answer

Then the area would be 384?

dan815 · Answer

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