Wall paint proportional

Matthew paints his room. He paints square walls. He painted a wall with a side of 3 m and consumed 5 kg of paint. How many kilograms of paint will he need on a wall with a side length of 6 m?

Final Answer:

m2 =  10 kg

Step-by-step explanation:

a=3 m m1=5 kg b=6 m  S1=a a=3 3=9 m2 S2=b a=6 3=18 m2  m2=m1 S1S2=5 918=95 18=990=10 kg



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