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

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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) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let +y+ = square feet of paint needed
+x+ = length of side of room in feet
+y+=+x%5E2+%2B+15+