Question

A newspaper stand sold 1,000 copies of the city newspaper for $1,600 write and solve an equation to find the price of one copy

Answer 1

Answer:
`\$1.6`

Explanation:

Let be "x" the price in dollars of one copy of the city newspaper.

You need to analize the information provided in the exercise:

1. The total number of copies of the city newspaper sold in the newspaper stand is:

`Total\ copies=1,000`

2. The amount of money earned by selling 1,000 copies of the city newspaper is:

`Total\ earned=\$1,600`

Then, you can determine that the value of "x" can be found with:

`x=(Total\ earned)/(Total\ copies)`

3. Finally, substituting values, you get:

`x=(\$1,600)/(1,000)\\\\x=\$1.6`