File attached FAN AND MEDAL , explain work please.

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anonymous · Answer

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anonymous · Answer

@mebs

mertsj · Answer

Do you see that each one has 6 rectangles?

anonymous · Answer

no?

mertsj · Answer

But he is only going to paint the sides so we need to find the area of the four sides and double that answer.

mertsj · Answer

What are the dimensions of the front and back?

anonymous · Answer

oh ok so we do surface area

anonymous · Answer

im not sure i dont understand how to find the surface area

mertsj · Answer

What does the problem ask you to find?

anonymous · Answer

how much paint he needs for each side of the flower beds so the surface area

mertsj · Answer

do you understand that the sides are the front and back and the right side and left side?

anonymous · Answer

yeah

mertsj · Answer

What are the dimensions of the front?

anonymous · Answer

basically there are two flower beds

so we find the SA of 1 flower bed
and multiply by two.

The SA of a rectangle is = l*w.

2(Surface area of flower bed)

mertsj · Answer

Ok.  Mebs wants to help you now.  Good luck.

anonymous · Answer

ok thanks mertsj

anonymous · Answer

2( 2*(2*6) + 2*(2*5)) = ?

where 2 by 6 and 2 by 5 are the dimensions of the side of the flower bed. Multuply it by two because there are two sides to paint for each flower bed.

anonymous · Answer

so 24 square feet?

anonymous · Answer

2(24+20) = 2(44) = 88 ft^2