You are a painter. You are estimating how much paint it will take you to cover 2 large canvases and 6 smal canvases. Each large canvas requires 3 1/2 cups of paint, and each small canvas requires 1 2/3 cup paint. How many cups of paint will you need in all to cover all of the canvases? A. 23 B. 21 C. 19 C. 19 D. 18 E. 17

Mathematics · Middle School · Thu Feb 04 2021

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given that

2 large canvases and 6 small canvases

Each large canvas requires 3 1/2 cups of paint

and each small canvas requires 1 2/3 cup paint

How many cups of paint will you need in all to cover all of the canvases

so,

(2x 3 ½) + (6x 1 ⅔)

= 7 + 10

17 cup of paint (Answer)