Mr.gorman spent $65 on the following art supplies
. 5 pads of colored paper for $2.50 each
.6 packs of markers for $5.75 each
. some jars of paint for $4.50 each
how many jars of paint did mr. gorman by
part b later mr gorman spent $18 on some paintbrushes and colored pencils
. he bought 4 times as many colored pencils as paintbrushes
. each paintbrush cost $3 and each colored pencil cost $0.75
how many colored pencils did me gorman buy

Part A:  $2.50 * 5 pads = $12.50

              $5.75 * 6 pkg markers = $34.50

$12.50 + $34.50 = $47.00  spent on pads and markers

Total spent $65.00 - $47.00 spent on pads and markers = $18.00 left for jars of paint

$18.00 divided by $4.50 = 4  jars of paint that he bought 

PART B. The answer is 12 colored pencils.

$18 total spent  3 paint brushes = $9.00  

$18 - $9= $9.00 left for color pencils

$9.00 divided by $0.75= 12 colored pencils 

the answer is 12 colored pencils