Adam sold 16p newspapers in the morning He sold 34 as many n

Adam sold 16p newspapers in the morning. He sold 3/4 as many newspapers in the afternoon as he did in the morning. He sold 20 more newspapers in the evening than in the afternoon. How many newspapers did Adam sell altogether in terms of p? lf rho = 3, how many newspapers did Adam sell altogether?

Solution

adam sold 16p news papers in morning

news papers sold in morning=16p

he sold (3/4)th as many newspapers sold in the morning in the afternoon

news papers sold in afternoon=(3/4)(16p)

news papers sold in afternoon=12p

he sold 20 more news papers in the evening than the after noon

news papers sold in evening=12p +20

a) total newspapers sold altogether =16p+12p+(12p+20)

total newspapers sold altogether =40p+20

b)if p=3

total newspapers sold altogether =(40*3)+20

total newspapers sold altogether =120+20

total newspapers sold altogether =140