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Wendell plans to paint the doghouse after it’s built. He wants to know what the surface area of the outside of the doghouse will be. To find the surface area, first break up any composite shapes into rectangles and triangles. Which shape is considered a composite shape? When the shape is decomposed, what are the dimensions of the resulting shapes necessary for finding surface area?

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Daniel is painting the walls and ceiling of a cuboidal hall with length, breadth and height of 15 m , 10 m and 7 m respectively. From each can of paint 100 sq metre of area is painted. How many cans of paint will she need to paint the room ?

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Area to be painted = area of the walls + area of ceiling

=2(hl+hb)+lb

=[2×(7×15+7×10)+(15×10)]=500 sq m

No. of cans required =

100

500

=5

Hence, 5 cans are required to paint the walls and the ceiling of the cuboidal hall.