The art teacher spends $120 on art supplies and $48 on poster boards. The cost of the jars of paint can be represented by 6p, where p is the number of jars of paint the teacher buys. The total cost of the art supplies is $120 + $48 + 6p. Since this total cost is equal to $120, the equation representing this problem is:
120 + 48 + 6p = 120
To find the number of jars of paint the art teacher buys, we need to solve for p.
120 + 48 + 6p = 120
168 + 6p = 120
6p = 120 - 168
6p = -48
p = -48/6
p = -8
However, it doesn't make sense to have a negative number of jars of paint. Therefore, there must be an error in the problem. Please check the problem description and data provided.
The art teacher spends $120
on art supplies for a class project. The art teacher spends $48
on poster boards and buys jars of paint that cost $6
each. How many jars of paint does the art teacher buy?
CLEAR CHECK
Use the drop-down menus to write an equation to represent the problem. Let p
represent the number of jars of paint the teacher buys.
=
+
p
How many jars of paint does the art teacher buy?
The teacher buys
jars of paint.
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