John earns $13.00 each week from his paper route.He earns $.15 for each daily paper and $.35 for each sunday paper he delivers.He delivers twice as many as daily papers as sunday papers. How many of each type does he delivers each week.

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ajprincess · Answer

Let the number of daily papers be 2x.
then the number of sunday papers is x.
2x*0.15+x*0.35=13
0.30x+0.35x=13
0.65x=13 
65x/100=13
65x=13*100
65x=1300
x=1300/65
x=20

ajprincess · Answer

number of daily papers =2*20=40
number of sunday papers =20
Is it clear?

anonymous · Answer

I'm yet to double check. Am having lunch now. Are you going to be on for a while?

ajprincess · Answer

ya will be here for another 15 minutes.

anonymous · Answer

Thanks. But am in the USA and I don't know the time difference with where you are. It may take me a while to get to this.