We have to check which of PEMDAS rules can be applied in this case. We have only ADDITION. In this case we can observe that addition is:
1. Associative

2. Commutative

3. has Additive property
Check the picture below.
so... you can pretty much see how long RS and QT are, you can just count the units off the grid.
now, let's find QR's length

and let's also find the length for ST

so, add the lengths of all sides, and that's the perimeter of the trapezoid.
In order to find out what deal is better:
- We have to find the unit rate for each deal
- Total amount of paper towels ÷ The price
So it would be....
- 18 ÷ 14 = 1.285714
- 12 ÷ 10 = 1.2
Short Answer:
The better deal is 10 rolls of paper towels for $12.
Long Answer:
I wanted to find out the price per roll of paper towel for each deal so I created a unit rate problem which is the numerator divided by the denominator. From there, I was able to get my answers, compare which one was less than the other, and select the best deal.
Hopefully this helped >-<