To determine how much a reader saves by subscribing to the digital magazine for 6 months, we first need to calculate the cost of buying individual issues at the supermarket for that period.
Cost of individual issues for 6 months:
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Since there are typically 6 issues in 6 months (1 issue per month), we multiply the cost of each issue by the number of issues:
\[ 6 \text{ issues} \times 6.95 \text{ dollars/issue} = 41.70 \text{ dollars} \]
Cost of the digital subscription:
- The cost of a 6-month digital subscription is given as $30.99.
Calculate the savings:
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Now we calculate the savings by subtracting the cost of the digital subscription from the cost of purchasing individual issues:
\[ 41.70 \text{ dollars} - 30.99 \text{ dollars} = 10.71 \text{ dollars} \]
Therefore, a reader saves $10.71 by subscribing to the digital magazine for 6 months.
So the answer is 10.71.