Question

5. Two and a half litres of paint is used to cover 725 sq m of area.
(1) How much will be required to paint 2001 sq m of area?
(ii) How much area in sq m can be covered by 4.75 litres of paint ?
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Answer 1

Step-by-step explanation:

(i) How much will be required to paint 2001 sq.m of area

Solution:To cover 725 sq.m of area paint used 2.5 litre

To cover 1 sq.m of area paint used 2.5/725 litre

To cover 2001 sq.m of area paint used 2.5 × 2001/725= 6.9 litre

(ii) How much area in sq.m can be covered by 4.75 litres of paint

Solution :In 4.75 litre area covered=(725/2.5 x 4.75)

= 1377.5 sq.m