Hello!
First you have to find the surface area of what he is painting
Finding the areas of all the rectangles he is painting
14 * 8 = 112
14 * 8 = 112
12 * 8 = 96
12 * 8 = 96
12 * 14 = 168
Add all these up
112 + 112 + 96 + 96 + 168 = 584
Divide this by the amount of area a pint of paint covers
584 / 90 = 6.4888...
He needs 7 pints of paint because he needs more than 6
Multiply this by the cost of 1 pint of pint
7 * 7.98 = 55.86
The answer is $55.86
Hope this helps!
I did the math and what i got was x=116
