Sergio has ppp paintings in his art collection. He and other local painting collectors agreed to donate a total of 484848 paintings to the local museum. Each of the 121212 collectors will donate the same number of paintings.

Total paintings Sergio have in his art collection after his donation = p - 4

Step-by-step explanation:

P.S - The exact question is -

Given -Sergio has p paintings in his art collection. He and other local painting collectors agreed to donate a total of 48 paintings to the local museum. Each of the 12 collectors will donate the same number of paintings.

To find - How many paintings will Sergio have in his art collection after his donation ?

Proof -

Given that,

Total collectors = 12

Total painting that has to denote = 48

⇒12 collectors donate paintings = 48

⇒1 collector donate painting = = 4 paintings

∴ we get

Each collector donate paintings = 4

⇒Sergio donate total paintings = 4

Now,

Total pictures Sergio have = p

After donating,

Total left paintings = p - 4

∴ we get

Total paintings Sergio have in his art collection after his donation = p - 4