Question

39. Mr. Johnson buys a newspaper each day.The cost of the newspaper is $1 per dayexcept for Sunday. The Sunday paper costs$3. How much money does Mr. Johnsonspend on newspapers in 52 weeks?

Answer 1

The cost of newspaper is $1, for 6 days of a week, and $ 3 for 1 day.

So total cost of a week is,

$6\times1+3\times1=9$

Therefore, for 52 weeks,

$9\times52=468$

Mr. Johnson spend $468 on newspapers in 52 weeks.