Question

Paint store sells EXTERIOR paint for $36.25 a gallon and paint rollers for $7.50 each write an equation in standard form for the number of gallons P of paint and rollers r there a customer could buy with $185

Answer 1

Answer: 36.25p + 7.50r = 185

Explanation:

The cost of p gallons of paint is given by;

= 36.25 * p

= 36.25p

Cost of r rollers is given by;

= 7.50 * r

= 7.50r

Total the customer can buy with; $185

Equation is;

36.25p + 7.50r = 185