Slide is 143 feet long. The slide is 36 inches deep. How much wax will you need to wax the inside of the slide?

Question

Slide wax covers 2,000 sq. Ft per gallon

Answer 1

Assuming you will wax an area A of 143 feet x 3 feet (36 inches = 3 feet),

 

A = 143 x 3 ft² = 429 ft²

 

Divide the area by the number of square feet per gallon of wax, and get the number of gallons of wax that you need.

 

N = A / (2000 ft² / gallon) = (429 ft²) / (2000 ft² / gallon) = 0.2145 gallons of wax