Question

At an exhibition, the arrangement of paintings was such that there were 6 paintings mounted on a single wall. Find the total number of paintings for the given number of walls. Also find the number of paintings if there were (a) 6 and (b) 7 walls, respectively.

Answer 1

Let the number of painting be $x$.

Given that, there were $6$ paintings mounted on a single wall.

For 6 walls:

For 6 walls there will be $6\times 6$ $=36$ paintings

For 7 walls:

For 7 walls there will be $6\times 7$$=42$ paintings.