A partly full paint can has 0.56 U.S.gallons of paint left in it. (a) What is th

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A partly full paint can has 0.56 U.S.gallons of paint left in it.
(a) What is the volume of the paint in cubicmeters?
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(b) If all the remaining paint is used to coat a wall evenly (wallarea = 17 m2), how thick isthe layer of wet paint? Give your answer in meters.
m Thank you for your help! :) (a) What is the volume of the paint in cubicmeters?
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(b) If all the remaining paint is used to coat a wall evenly (wallarea = 17 m2), how thick isthe layer of wet paint? Give your answer in meters.
m Thank you for your help! :)

Explanation / Answer

1 Gallon (U.S.) = 3.785x10-3 m3    0.56 gallons   =2.1196*10-3 m3    a)           Thevolume of paint in cubic meters   is2.1196*10-3 m3    b)    Area of the wall  A = 17 m2          thicknes of the layer of wet paint                               t = V / A                               =   2.1196 * 10-3 / 17                                = 0.1246*10-3 m

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