A painting contractor charges Php 120 per sq.m. for painting the four walls and ceiling of a room. If the dimension of the ceiling are measured to be 4, and 5m, the height of the room is measured to be 3m, and these measurements are correct to 0.5cm, find approximately, by using total differential, the greatest error in estimating the cost of the job from theses measurements.

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A painting contractor charges Php 120 per sq.m. for painting the four walls and ceiling of a room. If the dimension of the ceiling are measured to be 4, and 5m, the height of the room is measured to be 3m, and these measurements are correct to 0.5cm, find approximately, by using total differential, the greatest error in estimating the cost of the job from theses measurements.

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