Chapter 11, Problem 15SGR

To determine

To Find: The amount of paint that is needed to paint one end of the attic.

Answer to Problem 15SGR

Thearea of the paint is $132{\text{ft}}^2$ .

Explanation of Solution

Given:

The base of the rectangle is $22\text{ft}$ and the height is $12\text{ft}$ .

Calculation:

Consider the area of the rectangle is,

  $A=\frac{bh}{2}$

Then, the area of the rectangle is,

  $\begin{array}{c}A=\frac{1}{2}\left(22\right)\left(12\right)\\ =132{\text{ft}}^2\end{array}$