Question

Mr.Gorman spent $65 on the following art supplies

. 5 pads of colored paper for $2.50 each
.6 packs of markers for $5.75 each
. Some jars of paint for $4.50 each
How many jars of paint did Mr. Gorman by

Part B later mr Gorman spent $18 on some paintbrushes and colored pencils
. He bought 4 times as many colored pencils as paintbrushes

. Each paintbrush cost $3 and each colored pencil cost $0.75

How many colored pencils did me Gorman buy

Answer 1

Part A: $2.50 * 5 pads = $12.50

$5.75 * 6 pkg markers = $34.50

$12.50 + $34.50 = $47.00 spent on pads and markers

Total spent $65.00 - $47.00 spent on pads and markers = $18.00 left for jars of paint

$18.00 divided by $4.50 = 4 jars of paint that he bought

PART B. The answer is 12 colored pencils.

$18 total spent 3 paint brushes = $9.00

$18 - $9= $9.00 left for color pencils

$9.00 divided by $0.75= 12 colored pencils

the answer is 12 colored pencils