Bart is working as a paper delivery boy in Springfield

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Bart is working as a paper delivery boy in Springfield. He delivers 620 newspapers every day except on Saturdays and Sundays. If Bart earns 4.2 cents for every second newspaper he delivers, how much money can he earn in a month with 28 days?

A. 378.2 $
B. 376.5 $
C. 287.8 $
D. 260.4 $
E. 96.9 $

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by Scott@TargetTestPrep » Wed Jun 06, 2018 3:59 pm
VJesus12 wrote:Bart is working as a paper delivery boy in Springfield. He delivers 620 newspapers every day except on Saturdays and Sundays. If Bart earns 4.2 cents for every second newspaper he delivers, how much money can he earn in a month with 28 days?

A. 378.2 $
B. 376.5 $
C. 287.8 $
D. 260.4 $
E. 96.9 $
In 28 days, there are 4 weeks. Since he doesn't work on Saturdays and Sundays. He works 5 days per week and thus he works 4 x 5 = 20 days. Since he only gets paid for every other newspaper, we can say that he gets paid for half of the 620, or 310 newspapers, he delivers each day .

Thus, he could make 4.2 x 20 x 310 = 26,040 cents = 260.4 dollars.

Answer: D

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