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qid 649 · business

Question: JamesTaggertwishes to paint the walls of his storage room. The room's dimensions are 14' by 10' by 8(1/2)' . One quart of paint costing $9.80 will cover 36 sq. ft. Labor costs is $5 per quart or fractionthere of. Find his cost for painting the room.

  1. $210.70
  2. $143.20
  3. $158.40
  4. $177.60
  5. $220.50
  6. $185.90
  7. $192.80
  8. $199.50
  9. $165.30
  10. $205.00

Our answer: D. $177.60 Source quote machine-checked (exact quote)

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Surface area coverage, ceiling integer unit material requirement, and step labor costing problem

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Current source

This Old House, "How Much Paint Do I Need?"

https://www.thisoldhouse.com/painting/21097077/how-much-paint-do-i-need

“Of course, you can't buy one-tenth of a gallon, so you'll need to buy 2 gallons plus a quart or round up to 3 gallons of paint for the walls of that room. A quart of paint can cover about 100 square feet.”

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