Answer
1520 hours are spent painting each week.
Work Step by Step
To determine the total number of hours spent painting each week, you must first find the number of hours in a work week by multiplying the number of working days by the number of hours per day.
$5 \times 8 = 40$ hours per week
To find the total number of hours spent painting each week, multiply the number of hours per week by the number of painters.
$40 \times 38 = 1520$ hours