Question

If the circulation for newspaper 1 is 382 thousand more than the circulation for newspaper 2 and their combined is 2502 thousand find the circulation for each paper

Answer 1

If the circulation for newspaper 1 is 382 thousand more than the circulation for newspaper 2 and their combined is 2502 thousand find the circulation for each paper

Answer: Let x be the circulation for newspaper 2.

Then the circulation for newspaper 1 is
`x +382` thousand

We are given the combined circulation of newspaper 1 and newspaper 2 is 2502 thousand

`\therefore x+(x+382)=2502`

`2x+382=2502`

`2x=2502-382`

`2x=2120`

`x=(2120)/(2) =1060`

Therefore, the circulation of newspaper 2 is 1060 thousand and circulation of newspaper 1 is 1060 + 382 = 1442 thousand