Ellis is painting wooden fenceposts before putting them in his yard. They are each 6 feet tall and have a diameter of 1 foot. There are 12 fenceposts in all. How much paint will Ellis need to paint all the surfaces of the 12 fenceposts? Use 3.14 for π, and round your answer to the nearest hundredth. Provide an explanation and proof for your answer to receive full credit.

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The amount of the paint that Ellis needs to paint all the surfaces of the 12 fenceposts will be 226.08 square feet.

What is a cylinder?

A cylinder is a closed solid that has two parallel circular bases connected by a curved surface.

Ellis is painting wooden fenceposts before putting them in his yard. They are each 6 feet tall and have a diameter of 1 foot. There are 12 fenceposts in all.

The amount of the paint that Ellis needs to paint all the surfaces of the 12 fenceposts will be

The area of the one fence post will be

Area = πdh

Area = 3.14 x 1 x 6

Area = 18.84 square feet

Then the paint for 12 fence posts will be

Total area = 12 x 18.84

Total area = 226.08 square feet

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