Oliver earns $50 per day plus $7.50 for each package he delivers. If his paycheck for the first day

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    Oliver earns $50 per day plus $7.50 for each package he delivers. If his paycheck for the first day was $140, how many packages did he deliver that day?

    His total earnings per day are the Flat Fee of $50 plus $7.50 per package delivered. We have:
    50 + 7.50p = 140 where p = the number of packages delivered

    Using our equation solver, we have:
    p = 12
     

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