M-STEP Practice Test 13

10 free M-STEP practice questions in the real exam format, covering the official content areas, with an explanation for every answer.

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Modeling and Data Analysis

Painting plan. A student will paint the four walls of a rectangular bedroom that is 14 feet long and 12 feet wide. The walls are 9 feet high. The room has one door that is 3 feet by 7 feet and two windows that are each 4 feet by 3 feet; the door and windows will not be painted.

- The walls need two coats of paint. - One gallon of paint covers 350 square feet. A gallon costs $34. - A quart is gallon and covers as much area. A quart costs $12. - Assume there is no tax.

Which expression gives the area, in square feet, that will be painted for one coat?