Question

In the neighborhood of Silver Hills, the Hot Press Newspaper reports that residents (homes) per street purchase their newspaper. Each street in Silver Hills has 16 houses, and there are a total of 12 streets in the neighborhood.During the month of December, the newspaper company reported a 1/8 drop in homes purchasing its newspaper due to the holiday season. How many newspapers will be delivered in the Silver Hills neighborhood in December?

Answer 1

There will be 168 newspapers delivered in the Silver Hills neighborhood in December.

Step-by-step explanation:

Let's first calculate the total number of houses in the Silver Hills neighborhood:

Total houses per street = 16 houses

Total streets in the neighborhood = 12 streets

Total houses in the neighborhood = Total houses per street * Total streets

= 16 houses/street * 12 streets

= 192 houses

Now, the newspaper company reported a 1/8 drop in homes purchasing newspapers. This means that 1 - 1/8 = 7/8 of the houses will still purchase newspapers.

So, the number of houses purchasing newspapers in December = (7/8) * Total houses

= (7/8) * 192 houses

= 168 houses

Therefore, the newspaper company will deliver newspapers to 168 houses in the Silver Hills neighborhood in December.