Miguel is earning extra money by painting house.

He charges a fee plus per can of paint needed to complete the job.

Write and use an equation to find how many cans of paint he needs for a job.

Find an equation.

Let represents number of cans for paint needed to complete the job.

He can complete the job to needed paints per can is .

He charges a fee plus.

He needs for a job.

His total needs for job is equal to the sum of the he has charges a fee plus and can complete the job to needed paints per cans.

The equation is .

Sum of the two hundred and twelve times of equal two hundred and sixty.

Find how many cans of paint he needs for a job. \ \

                        (Orginal equation)

   (Subtract  from each side)

                                    (Apply additive inverse property : )

                               (Divide each side by )

                                           (Cancel common terms)

Therefore, he needs for a cans.

Check. \ \

                        (Orginal equation)

                      (Substitute in the equation)

                          (Multiply)

                                  (Simplify)

The equation is .

He needs for a cans.