Question

Mr. Bumble delivers newspapers to his community every week. His route takes 333 hours to complete. During the first 222 weeks of delivering newspapers, he traveled a total of 100100100 blocks. Mr. Bumble delivers newspapers for 505050 weeks each year. How many blocks does Mr. Bumble travel delivering newspapers in 111 year?

Answer 1

In 1 year he will travel 2500 blocks.

Explanation:

During the first 2 weeks of delivering newspapers, Mr. Bumble traveled a total of 100 blocks, and he delivers newspapers for 50 weeks each year.

Therefore, in 1 year he delivers newspapers for 50 weeks and for every 2 weeks he travels 100 blocks.

So, in 1 year he will travel (100 ÷ 2) × 50 = 2500 blocks. (Answer)