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a student earn $16 per day for delivering overnight packages. She is paid $7 per day plus .60 for each package delivered. How many more deliveries mush she must make each day to increase her earnings to $28? ​

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Answer:

20 more deliveries

Explanation:

The student wants to increase her earnings by $28 - 16 = $12 per day. Her earnings increase by $0.60 per package delivered, so she must deliver ...

$12/($0.60/pkg) = 20 pkgs

more each day.

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