SOLUTION: Phillip used four pieces of masking tape, each 6 inches long, to put up each of his posters. Phillip has a 300-foot roll of masking tape when he started. If no tape was wasted,

Question 722770:
Phillip used four pieces of masking tape, each 6 inches long, to put up each of his posters. Phillip has a 300-foot roll of masking tape when he started. If no tape was wasted, which of the following represents the number of feet of masking tape that was left on the role after he put up (n) posters?
(A) 300- 6n
(B) 300- 2n
(C) 300- n
(D) 300- n/2
(E) 300- n/4
Could you please provide an explanation with it? Thanks a lot.
Answer by checkley79(3341) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
300 INCHES-(NUMBER OF POSTERS)*6 INCHES.
300-N*6
300-6N ANS.
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