Question

Mr. Stevens bought small and large paintings for his new home. The small paintings cost $8 each and the large paintings cost $23.50 each. He spent a total of $196.50 on the paintings. He bought 7 large paintings.

How many small paintings did Mr. Stevens buy?

Answer 1

he spent 164.5 on large paintings. so he had to spend 32 dollars on small can anybdoy clarify? @iGreen

Answer 2

Small Paintings: $8.00 ea.
Large Paintings: $23.50 ea.

Total Spent: $196.50

He bought 7 large paintings.

Large paintings cost $23.50 each.

23.5 * 7 = $164.50 spent on large paintings.

Subtract this from the total he spent(196.5):

196.5 - 164.5 = $32.00 spent on small paintings.

Answer 3

You got it!