Jenny wanted to repaint the walls of a rectangular room in her home. The room is 40 feet long and 26 feet wide with a ceiling 10 feet high. The room has 4 windows (each 4 ft x 6 ft) and 7 doors (each 6 ft x 3 ft). She will not be painting either the ceiling or the doors.      A a. What is the square footage Jenny needs to paint? Show your work. Since she plans to paint with a color that is similar to the current color, Jenny thinks she will need only one coat of paint. She looks up information online and finds that one gallon of paint will cover 400 square feet. She has decided she should buy 2 gallons of paint.       b. Do you agree or disagree with Jenny’s plan to buy 2 gallons of paint? Show calculations and write a sentence or two to support your argument.

Jenny wanted to repaint the walls of a rectangular room in her home. The room is 40 feet long and 26 feet wide with a ceiling 10 feet high. The room has 4 windows (each 4 ft x 6 ft) and 7 doors (each 6 ft x 3 ft). She will not be painting either the ceiling or the doors.

     A a. What is the square footage Jenny needs to paint? Show your work.

Since she plans to paint with a color that is similar to the current color, Jenny thinks she will need only one coat of paint. She looks up information online and finds that one gallon of paint will cover 400 square feet. She has decided she should buy 2 gallons of paint. 

     b. Do you agree or disagree with Jenny’s plan to buy 2 gallons of paint? Show calculations and write a sentence or two to support your argument.