document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=607602>Question 607602</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> diane delivers newspapers for $5 a day plus $0.04 per newspaper delivered. jeremy delivers newspapers for $2 a day plus $0.10 per newspaper delivered. how many newspapers would diane and jeremy each need to deliver in order to earn the same amount?  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #382803 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ankor@dixie-net.com><B>ankor@dixie-net.com(22740)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ankor@dixie-net.com><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=ankor@dixie-net.com><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=382803\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> let n = number of newspapers<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "\"diane delivers newspapers for $5 a day plus $0.04 per newspaper delivered.\"<BR>\n" );
document.write( "f(n) = .04n + 5<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "\" jeremy delivers newspapers for $2 a day plus $0.10 per newspaper delivered.\"<BR>\n" );
document.write( "f(n) = .10n + 2<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "\"how many newspapers would diane and jeremy each need to deliver in order to earn the same amount?\" <BR>\n" );
document.write( ".10n + 2 = .04n + 5<BR>\n" );
document.write( ".10n - .04n = 5 - 2<BR>\n" );
document.write( ".06n = 3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "n = 3/.06<BR>\n" );
document.write( "n = 50 newspapers for them to both earn $7 </SPAN>\n" );
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