Little Tommy rode his bike 4.2 miles a day five days a week for five years newspapers if he drop 22.7 newspapers every quarter of a mile how many newspapers would Tommy have dropped if he only worked three days a week instead of five days a week

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4 months ago

First, let's calculate how many miles Tommy rode in a week:

4.2 miles/day * 5 days/week = 21 miles/week

Now, let's calculate how many miles Tommy rode in a year:
21 miles/week * 52 weeks/year = 1092 miles/year

Since Tommy rode his bike for 5 years, we can calculate the total distance he rode:
1092 miles/year * 5 years = 5460 miles

Now, let's calculate how many newspapers Tommy dropped in total:
5460 miles * 22.7 newspapers/quarter mile = 124062 newspapers

If Tommy only worked three days a week instead of five, the total distance he rode would be:
4.2 miles/day * 3 days/week = 12.6 miles/week
12.6 miles/week * 52 weeks/year = 655.2 miles/year
655.2 miles/year * 5 years = 3276 miles

Therefore, if Tommy only worked three days a week, he would have dropped:
3276 miles * 22.7 newspapers/quarter mile = 74342.8 newspapers

So, Tommy would have dropped 74,342.8 newspapers if he only worked three days a week instead of five.