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?

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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?

anonymous · Answer

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igreen · Answer

Lol I just answered this by someone else today.

igreen · Answer

Small paintings = $8.00
Large Paintings = $23.50

Total money spent = $196.50

Bought 7 Large Paintings.

7 * 23.5 = $164.50 spent on large paintings.

Subtract this by the total to see how much he spent on small paintings:

196.5 - 164.5 = $32.00

anonymous · Answer

the answer is 4 for anyone who didnt understand his response
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