Question

Sergio has ppp paintings in his art collection. He and other local painting collectors agreed to donate a total of 484848 paintings to the local museum. Each of the 121212 collectors will donate the same number of paintings.

Answer 1

Total paintings Sergio have in his art collection after his donation = p - 4

Explanation:

P.S - The exact question is -

Given -Sergio has p paintings in his art collection. He and other local painting collectors agreed to donate a total of 48 paintings to the local museum. Each of the 12 collectors will donate the same number of paintings.

To find - How many paintings will Sergio have in his art collection after his donation ?

Proof -

Given that,

Total collectors = 12

Total painting that has to denote = 48

⇒12 collectors donate paintings = 48

⇒1 collector donate painting =
`(48)/(12)` = 4 paintings

∴ we get

Each collector donate paintings = 4

⇒Sergio donate total paintings = 4

Now,

Total pictures Sergio have = p

After donating,

Total left paintings = p - 4

∴ we get

Total paintings Sergio have in his art collection after his donation = p - 4