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import java.util.Scanner;
import java.lang.Math; // Note: Needed for math functions
class PaintEstimator {
public static void main(String[] args) {
Scanner scnr = new Scanner(System.in);
double wallHeight = 0.0;
double wallWidth = 0.0;
double wallArea = 0.0;
double gallonsPaintNeeded = 0.0;
double cansNeeded = 0;
final double SQUARE_FEET_PER_GALLON = 350.0;
final double GALLONS_PER_CAN = 1.0;
System.out.println("Enter wall height (feet): ");
wallHeight = scnr.nextDouble();
// Prompt user to input wall's width
System.out.println("Enter wall width (feet): ");
wallWidth = scnr.nextDouble();
// Calculate and output wall area
wallArea = wallHeight * wallWidth;
System.out.println("Wall area: " + wallArea + " square feet");
// Calculate and output the amount of paint in gallons needed to paint the wall
gallonsPaintNeeded = wallArea / SQUARE_FEET_PER_GALLON;
System.out.println("Paint needed: " + gallonsPaintNeeded + " gallons");
// Calculate and output the number of 1 gallon cans needed to paint the wall, rounded up to nearest integer
cansNeeded = gallonsPaintNeeded / GALLONS_PER_CAN; //Hint: this line is missing two operations
System.out.println("Cans needed: " + Math.round(cansNeeded) + " can(s)");
}
}
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