Question

Paul is selling his paintings at the town square. He has 32 paintings to sell in all and needs to sell at least 17 paintings in one day to recover his cost. He has already sold 3 paintings since the morning and has 5 more hours to sell his paintings. Paul wants to know about how many paintings he should sell per hour to recover his cost.

Answer 1

Paul should sell 3 paintings per hour to recover his cost.

Step-by-step explanation:

Total paintings = 32

Minimum amount to sale = 17

Paintings sold = 3

Paintings left = 17 - 3 = 14

Time left = 5 hours

Therefore, he needs to sell 14 paintings in 5 hours.

5 hours = 14 paintings

1 hour = $\frac{14}{5} = 2.8\ paintings$

Rounding off to nearest whole number;

2.8 paintings = 3 paintings

Paul should sell 3 paintings per hour to recover his cost.

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