Question

the diagram shows a floor in the shape of a trapezium, Tim is going to paint the floor. Each 5 litre can of paint costs 16.99 and 1 litre of paint covers an area of 1.9m^2. how much will it cost to buy all the paint he needs.
dimensions of trapezium - top side is 10m - bottom is 16m and the height is 7m

Answer 1

Answer:169.9  

Step-by-step explanation:$A=\frac{a+b}{2}h=\frac{10+16}{2} .7=91$

1 liter paint covers 1.9 $m^{2}$

volume of paint =91÷1.9=47.89=50

5 liter paint costs 16.99  

cost of paint required 50÷5×16.99=169.9