Problema Solution
Joe got a bonus of 5 dollars for every paper he picked up on time. He got 3 dollars for every paper he picked late. He picked up 30 papers and made 101 dollars. How many papers did he pick up on time and late?
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let 'x' represent the number of papers picked up on time, then '30-x' represents the number of papers picked up late
101 = 5x + 3(30-x)
solving for 'x' we have x=5.5
this indicates an error in the problem statement since he could not reasonably pick up 1/2 of a paper
30-5.5 = 24.5
numerically, the answer is he picked up 5.5 papers on time and 24.5 papers late
there is no doubt an error in the problem statement