Question

Michael delivers y papers on wednesdays. he delivers two times that number on sundays and half that number on mondays. how many papers does michael deliver in one week?

Answer 1

W = y
S = 2y
M = y/2

1 week = y + 2y + y/2 = 3y + y/2 = 3.5y(?)

Answer 2

Answer: Hence, there are 3.5y papers that he delivers in a week.

Explanation:

Let the number of papers delivers on Wednesday be 'y'.

Let the number of papers delivers on Sundays be
`(y)/(2)`

Let the number of papers delivers on Mondays be
`2y`

Total number of papers he delivers in one week is given by

Number of papers on Wednesday + Number of papers on Sundays + Number of papers on Monday

`y+(y)/(2)+2y\\\\(2y+y+4y)/(2)\\\\=(7y)/(2)\\\\=3.5y`

Hence, there are 3.5y papers that he delivers in a week.