Question

Jayda takes 5 hours to deliver 400 newspapers on her paper route. What is the rate per hour at which she delivers the newspapers?

Answer 1

80 newspapers per hour

Explanation:

Find out how many newspapers she delivers in one hour.

Do this by dividing how many newspapers she delivered on her route by the total amount of time: Total papers/total hours.

Then substitute: 400/5

This leads to the answer: 400/5=80

Answer 2

Answer: 80 papers an hour

Explanation:

100/5=20

80*5 is 80