Solution
Step 1:
Concept
[tex]Area\text{ of the colored path = Area of inner circle - Area of outer circle}[/tex]Step 2:
[tex]\begin{gathered} Inner\text{ radius r = 10 yd} \\ Outer\text{ radius R = 15 yd} \\ \pi\text{ = 3.14} \end{gathered}[/tex]Step 3:
Substitute in the formula to find the area of the colored part.
[tex]\begin{gathered} Area\text{ of the colored part = 3.14}\times15^2\text{ - 3.14}\times10^2 \\ =\text{ 706.5 - 314} \\ =\text{ 392.5 yd}^2 \end{gathered}[/tex][tex]\begin{gathered} Number\text{ of gallons of coating needed =}\frac{392.5}{7} \\ =\text{ 56.071428571 gallons} \end{gathered}[/tex]Final answer
57 gallons