Colby and Sarah sold newspapers this past summer. Colby earned $4.50 for each newspaper he sold. Sarah's earnings were $35 less

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Colby and Sarah sold newspapers this past summer. Colby earned $4.50 for each newspaper he sold. Sarah's earnings were $35 less

than Colby's at the end of the summer. The following expression shows Sarah's earnings: 4.50y − 35 In the expression, what does the variable y represent?

Mathematics

2 answers:

Furkat [3] · Answer 1 · 2022-09-07T12:23:57+03:00

Furkat [3]3 years ago

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Y represent the total number of newspapers sold by Colby.

uranmaximum [27] · Answer 2 · 2022-09-07T13:46:18+03:00

uranmaximum [27]3 years ago

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Y = is the number of newspapers sold by Colby.