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Question 526639: Please help me on this question that makes no sense to me! Please+help+me+on+this+question+that+makes+no+sense+to+me%21+Lisa delivers papers before school. She has a choice of being paid $15 per week plus $0.20 per subscription or $25.00 per week plus $0.10 per subscription. For what number of subscriptions does she make the same amount of money either pay schedule?
Answer by rfer(16322) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
make the two choices equal to each other and solve.
15+0.20x=25+0.10x
0.20x-0.10x=25-15
0.10x=10
x=10/0.10
x=100 papers
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15+0.20*100=35
25+0.10*100=35