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Colby and Sarah sold newspapers this past summer. Colby earned $4.50 for each newspaper he sold. Sarah's earnings were $35 less than Colby's at the end of the summer. The following expression shows Sarah's earnings: 4.50y − 35 In the expression, what does the variable y represent?

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y = is the number of newspapers sold by Colby.


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User John Kelvie
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Y represent the total number of newspapers sold by Colby.
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User Latitudehopper
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