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==Solution==
 
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There are four walls in each bedroom, since she can't paint floors or ceilings. So we calculate the number of square feet of wall there is in one bedroom:
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There are four walls in each bedroom (she can't paint floors or ceilings). Therefore, we calculate the number of square feet of walls there is in one bedroom:
<cmath>(12*8)+(12*8)+(10*8)+(10*8)-60=160+192-60=292</cmath>
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<cmath>2\cdot(12\cdot8+10\cdot8)-60=2\cdot176-60=292</cmath>
We have three bedrooms, so she must paint <cmath>292*3=876 \Rightarrow \fbox{(E)}</cmath> square feet of walls.
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We have three bedrooms, so she must paint <cmath>292\cdot3=\boxed{\textbf(E) }876}</cmath> square feet of walls.
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~MathFun1000
  
 
==See Also==
 
==See Also==

Revision as of 09:18, 7 March 2022

The following problem is from both the 2007 AMC 12B #1 and 2007 AMC 10B #1, so both problems redirect to this page.

Problem

Isabella's house has $3$ bedrooms. Each bedroom is $12$ feet long, $10$ feet wide, and $8$ feet high. Isabella must paint the walls of all the bedrooms. Doorways and windows, which will not be painted, occupy $60$ square feet in each bedroom. How many square feet of walls must be painted?

$\mathrm{(A)}\ 678 \qquad \mathrm{(B)}\ 768 \qquad \mathrm{(C)}\ 786 \qquad \mathrm{(D)}\ 867 \qquad \mathrm{(E)}\ 876$

Solution

There are four walls in each bedroom (she can't paint floors or ceilings). Therefore, we calculate the number of square feet of walls there is in one bedroom: \[2\cdot(12\cdot8+10\cdot8)-60=2\cdot176-60=292\]

We have three bedrooms, so she must paint

\[292\cdot3=\boxed{\textbf(E) }876}\] (Error compiling LaTeX. Unknown error_msg)

square feet of walls.

~MathFun1000

See Also

2007 AMC 12B (ProblemsAnswer KeyResources)
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First question
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Problem 2
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All AMC 12 Problems and Solutions
2007 AMC 10B (ProblemsAnswer KeyResources)
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First Problem
Followed by
Problem 2
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All AMC 10 Problems and Solutions

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