If the circulation for newspaper 1 is 382 thousand more than the circulation for newspaper 2 and their combined is 2502 thousand find the circulation for each paper
Answer: Let x be the circulation for newspaper 2.
Then the circulation for newspaper 1 is [tex]x +382[/tex] thousand
We are given the combined circulation of newspaper 1 and newspaper 2 is 2502 thousand
[tex]\therefore x+(x+382)=2502[/tex]
[tex]2x+382=2502[/tex]
[tex]2x=2502-382[/tex]
[tex]2x=2120[/tex]
[tex]x=\frac{2120}{2} =1060[/tex]
Therefore, the circulation of newspaper 2 is 1060 thousand and circulation of newspaper 1 is 1060 + 382 = 1442 thousand