Question

39. Mr. Johnson buys a newspaper each day.The cost of the newspaper is $1 per dayexcept for Sunday. The Sunday paper costs$3. How much money does Mr. Johnsonspend on newspapers in 52 weeks?

Answer 1

The cost of newspaper is $1, for 6 days of a week, and $ 3 for 1 day.

So total cost of a week is,

`6*1+3*1=9`

Therefore, for 52 weeks,

`9*52=468`

Mr. Johnson spend $468 on newspapers in 52 weeks.