betty gets paid 25 cents per paper to deliver newspapers in her neighborhood. when betty is sick, she pays her brother bobby 10 cents per paper to deliever them for her. if bobby makes $7.80 cents filling in for betty, how much money does betty get to keep for that day?

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anonymous · Answer

Bobby makes 7.80 , getting 10 cents per paper
Number of papers is     7.80*100/10 = 78 paper
For each paper Betty gets 25 -10 = 15 cents
For 78 papers Betty will get 78 * 0.15 =$11.7 for that day

anonymous · Answer

huh?

anonymous · Answer

can you explain it one step at a time please?

anonymous · Answer

Bobby makes 7.80 
He gets 10 cents per paper
Total amount he got is $7.80 that is 780 cents
Number of papers  = 780/ 10 = 78

anonymous · Answer

For one paper Betty gets 25 cnets, out of this she gives bobby 10 cents.
For one paper Betty has 25 -10 = 15 cents

anonymous · Answer

780 papers, 15 cents for each paper
Total = 780 * 0.15 = $11.70

anonymous · Answer

ohhhhh kk thanks soo much:D

anonymous · Answer

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