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Alaine has 1 gallon of paint. She is going to pour it into a paint tray
that measures 10 inches wide, 12 inches long, and 5 cm deep.

(1 gallon = 231 in3, 1 inch = 2.54 cm)


Sagot :

[tex]the\ volume\ of\ a\ paint\ tray\ is:\\\\ V=10\ in\cdot 12\ in\cdot5\ cm=120\ in^2\ \cdot \frac{5}{2.54} \ in= \frac{600}{2.54} \ in^3=\\\\=\frac{600}{2.54}\cdot \frac{1}{231} \ gallons= \frac{200}{2.54\cdot77} \ gallons= \frac{200}{195.58} \ gallons>1\ gallon\\\\Ans.\ Alaine\ fit\ one\ gallon\ of\ paint\ to\ the\ paint\ tray.[/tex]