Question

gina organized her art projects into boxes. she put 6 drawings and p paintings in each box. after filling 3 boxes, she used a total of 36 art projects. solve for the value of p.

Explanation:

Step1: Set up total items equation

$3(p+6) = 36$

Step2: Divide both sides by 3

$\frac{3(p+6)}{3} = \frac{36}{3}$
$p+6 = 12$

Step3: Subtract 6 from both sides

$p+6-6 = 12-6$

Answer:

$p=6$