Question

john receives a day worth of pay, p, for 4 days of newspaper delivery. He spent half of his money on gas. Then he spent 5$ on coffee. He now has 35$ left. How much does John get paid each day for newspaper delivery?

Answer 1

Let's assume John gets p for each day so his total is 4p. He spends half of that on gas, (4p)/2 = 2p. He has 2p left. Now subtract 5 from 2p for the coffee, and there is 35 left. So 2p - 5 = 35. Right? Now you can solve for p, by simplifying that equation.

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