Question

Diane delivers newspapers for $5 a day plus $0.04 per

newspaper delivered. Jeremy delivers newspapers for $2 a
day plus $0.10 per newspaper delivered. How many
newspapers would Diane and Jeremy each need to deliver in order to earn the same amount?
30
75
83
50

Answer 1

50

Explanation:

For x number of newspapers, their earnings are:

D = 5 + 0.04x

J = 2 + 0.10x

5 + 0.04x = 2 + 0.10x

3 = 0.06x

x = 50