Hillary always buys the Wednesday, Thursday and Friday editions of the local newspaper for $0.50 each. On Sunday, she spends $2.00 to get that copy. How much does she spend on the newspaper over 8 weeks?
Let's think step by step below.
28
She buys Wednesday, Thursday and Friday's paper for $0.

50 each so that's 3 *.

50 = $1.

50.

She spends $1.

50 for the weekday papers and $2.

00 for the Sunday paper for a total of 1.

5 + 2 = $3.

50 a week.

Over 8 weeks she spends 8 * 3.

5 = $28.

00.

.

The answer is 28