Matthew earns $0.10 for each local newspaper he delivers twice a week. his brother earns $0.25 for delivering each sunday newspaper. they deliver papers to the same number of houses and together they earn $13.95 per week. how many papers does each boy deliver each week? a. matthew: 62 papers; brother: 31 papers b. matthew: 58 papers; brother: 29 papers c. matthew: 66 papers; brother: 33 apers d. matthew: 50 papers; brother: 25 papers

Let the number of houses the boys deliver newspaper = x

Matthew delivers 2x newspapers

His brother delivers x newspapers,

Matthew earns per paper = $0.10

Matthew delivers twice a week so he earns =

His brother earns per newspaper = $0.25

So, equation becomes,

So, there are 31 houses where both these boys deliver newspapers.

Hence, Matthew delivers 2*31= 62 newspapers

His brother delivers 31 newspapers.

So, option A : Matthew: 62 papers; brother: 31 papers is the right option.

answer: the answer is one of

step-by-step explanation:   we are given to write a proper fraction where the whole is divided into an even number of equal parts less than ten, and an odd number of those parts exist.

an even number less than 10 may be one of 2, 4, 6 or 8. so, the whole may be one of these four evens.

now, an odd number of these parts must exist, so the numerator must be an odd number, one of 1, 3, 5 or 7. it cannot be 9 because then the fraction will become improper.

thus, our fraction may be one of the following