SOLUTION: Carlos is a carpenter painting the floor of a house.The square floor's side is x feet.Carlos always buys extra 15 square feet of paint to make sure he has enough.What would be the

Question 1023239: Carlos is a carpenter painting the floor of a house.The square floor's side is x feet.Carlos always buys extra 15 square feet of paint to make sure he has enough.What would be the equation to determine how much paint he will buy in total ?
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let = square feet of paint needed
= length of side of room in feet

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