Critical Thinking

Question

The owner of a hotel needs to decorate 20 rooms. He has found prices for four different types of

interior wood paint and calculated the volume of paint he needs for each room. He will use the

same type of paint for all the rooms.

Type of paint 375 ml 750 ml 1.25 l 2.5 l Volume needed per room

Non Drip Gloss €4.50 €8.00 €10.00 €16.00 1.4 litres

Satinwood €5.00 €8.00 €11.00 €20.00 1.1 litres

Quick Dry Gloss N/A €10.00 N/A €20.00 1.0 litres

Once Gloss €4.50 €8.00 €12.00 €18.00 0.8 litres

What is the least amount he needs to spend on paint?

Answer 1

By looking at the chart; the amount used is .8 ltrs; with a cost of $4.5/ea. This is to be multiplied by what's needed.