A gym at a school is being painted. The four walls and the ceiling are to be painted (but not the floor). The gym measures 100 ft x 65 ft x 25 ft. A 5 gallon can of paint costs $151.99 and covers 1750 ft. How many cans should be purchased? What will it cost to paint two coats for this gym (include HST)? ​

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Step-by-step explanation:

We assume ...

The wall area is the wall height times the perimeter of the room.

  wall area = (25')(2(100' +65')) = 8250 ft²

The ceiling area is the product of length and width.

  ceiling area = (100')(65') = 6500 ft²

Then the area to be painted with each coat is ...

  painted area = wall area + ceiling area = (8250 +6500) ft² = 14750 ft²

Then two coats of paint will require sufficient paint to cover ...

  (2 coats)×(14750 ft²/coat) = 29,500 ft²

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If each can of paint covers 1750 ft², the number of cans required is ...

  (29,500 ft²)/(1750 ft²/can) = 16.86 cans

  17 cans must be purchased

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The cost of 17 cans of paint with sales tax will be ...

  (17 cans)($151.99/can)(1 +15%) = $2971.40

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