SOLUTION: A university of Florida student earns $15 per day delivering advertising brochures door-to-door, plus 75 cents for each person he interviews. How many people did he interview on a

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Question 988531: A university of Florida student earns $15 per day delivering advertising brochures door-to-door, plus 75 cents for each person he interviews. How many people did he interview on a day when he earned $51?
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P=number of people interviewed
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P=%28Total_pay-15%29%2F0.75
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P=%2851-15%29%2F0.75
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P=48
ANSWER: He interviewed 48 people.