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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31 December, 01:28

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Keshawn Horton · Answer 1

Hi there

8x+23.5*7=196.5

Solve for x to get number of small paintings

8x+164.5=196.5

8x=196.5-164.5

8x=32

X=32:8

X=4

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