Hassan helps his dad with newspaper deliveries. He gets $5 every morning and 10 cents for every paper delivered. Hassan earned $20.60 one morning. He wondered how many papers he delivered.
(a) Define the unknown in the scenario and assign it a letter or symbol.
(b) Write an equation to represent the amount of money Hassan earned.
+36916 The unknown, x, is how many papers he delivered
money from papers = .10 * x = ,1x
$ 5 + .1x = 20.60 Solve for x to find the number of papers he delivered (the Q does not ask for this)
+36916 The unknown, x, is how many papers he delivered
money from papers = .10 * x = ,1x
$ 5 + .1x = 20.60 Solve for x to find the number of papers he delivered (the Q does not ask for this)
