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A local newspaper delivers 364 papers split evenly among n delivery people. Q is the number of papers delivered by each delivery person. Write a formula for Q as a function of n, including finding the value of any unknown constants. Q =

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The formula for Q is:


Q(n)=(364)/(n)

where n = the number of delivery people.

We just have to divide the 364 papers to the number of delivery people to determine how many papers each person delivered.

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