Answer:
The painter will need 6.96 liters of paint
Step-by-step explanation:
we know that
A painter uses 1.2 liters of the paint to cover 1 m^2 of the wall
so
using proportion
Find out how much paint will he need to cover 5.8 m^2
Let
x ----> liters of paint needed
[tex]\frac{1.2}{1}\frac{l}{m^2}=\frac{x}{5.8}\frac{l}{m^2}\\\\x=1.2(5.8)\\\\x=6.96\ l[/tex]
therefore
The painter will need 6.96 liters of paint
