1. Tammy is estimating how much she should charge for painting 148 rooms in a new hotel with one coat of base paint and one coat of finishing paint. The four walls and the ceiling of each room must be painted. Each room measures 14 ft by 16 ft by 10 ft. a) Calculate the total area of all the surfaces to be painted with each coat. Ignore doors and windows. b) One gallon of base paint covers 500 square feet. One gallon of finishing paint covers 250 square feet. How many gallons of each will Tammy need for the job?

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1. Tammy is estimating how much she should charge for painting 148 rooms in a new hotel with one
coat of base paint and one coat of finishing paint. The four walls and the ceiling of each room must be
painted. Each room measures 14 ft by 16 ft by 10 ft.
a) Calculate the total area of all the surfaces to be painted with each coat. Ignore doors and windows.
b) One gallon of base paint covers 500 square feet. One gallon of finishing paint covers 250 square feet.
How many gallons of each will Tammy need for the job?
Transcribed Image Text:1. Tammy is estimating how much she should charge for painting 148 rooms in a new hotel with one coat of base paint and one coat of finishing paint. The four walls and the ceiling of each room must be painted. Each room measures 14 ft by 16 ft by 10 ft. a) Calculate the total area of all the surfaces to be painted with each coat. Ignore doors and windows. b) One gallon of base paint covers 500 square feet. One gallon of finishing paint covers 250 square feet. How many gallons of each will Tammy need for the job?
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