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Ayden had a goal of finishing painting at least 80\%80%80, percent of the 500500500 square meters of a house's walls by today. He actually finished painting 415415415 square meters today. Did Ayden meet his goal? Why? , Ayden painted square meters than his goal.

Sagot :

Answer: Yes, [tex]15\ m^2[/tex]

Step-by-step explanation:

Given

The surface area of the house [tex]A=500\ m^2[/tex]

Ayden aims to finish 80% of the painting

The actual painting done by him is [tex]A_c=415\ m^2[/tex]

Now 80% of the total is

[tex]\Rightarrow A'=500\times \dfrac{80}{100}=400\ m^2[/tex]

Clearly, actual painting done is more than 80% of the painting

[tex]\therefore[/tex] Ayden meet his goal

[tex]\Rightarrow A_c-A'=415-400=15\ m^2[/tex]

He painted [tex]15\ m^2[/tex] more than his target