Answer : The equation could you use to find p is,
Step-by-step explanation :
Let the cost of 1 pen be, 'x'
and the cost of 1 pencil is, 'p'
As we are given that total cost of 1 pen and 1 pencil is $2.10. The equation will be:
............(1)
And we have also given that the pen costs twice as much as a pencil. The equation will be:
............(2)
Now put the equation 2 in equation 1, we get:
Thus, the equation could you use to find p is,
It takes 0.15625 minutes to paint 1 square feet
<em><u>Solution:</u></em>
Given that, I can paint 96 sq ft in 15 minutes
To find: Time taken to paint 1 square feet
From given,
96 square feet is painted in 15 minutes
Let "x" be the time taken to paint 1 square feet
Then, we can say,
96 square feet = 15 minutes
1 square feet = x minutes
This forms a proportion and we can solve the sum by cross multiplying
Thus it takes 0.15625 minutes to paint 1 square feet
