The paint needed for one coat of paint for the building costs R110 per litre . If 1 litre covers 5m2 , calculate the cost of the paint
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Lacking data. How big is the area to be painted?
5m² × 2 = 10m²
To calculate the cost of the paint, we need to know the area of the building that needs to be painted. Once we have the area, we can determine how many liters of paint are needed and then calculate the total cost.
Let's assume the area of the building is A square meters.
Since 1 liter of paint covers 5 square meters, we can calculate the total liters of paint needed by dividing the area of the building by 5:
Liters of paint = A / 5
Now, since the cost of one liter of paint is R110, we can calculate the total cost of the paint by multiplying the liters of paint needed by the cost per liter:
Total cost of paint = Liters of paint × Cost per liter
Therefore, the total cost of the paint is:
Total cost of paint = (A / 5) × R110
So, all you need to do is plug in the value of A (area of the building) into the formula to calculate the cost of the paint.