John decides to stop delivering the newspapers he is supposed to deliver and instead steals them to recycle them for cash. The Monday-Saturday papers weigh 8 ounces each. The Sunday paper weighs twice as much. He is supposed to deliver 250 papers a day. He doesn't deliver them for 10 weeks. If one ton of paper recycles for $20, how much did he make? Let's answer step by step:
We know that 7 - 1 = 6 days the paper weighs 8 ounces. So those contribute 6 * 8 = 48 ounces per week. So in total a weekly delivery of papers weighs 48 + 16 = 64 ounces. That means it weighs 64 / 16 = 4 pounds. So each week he delivers 4 * 250 = 1000 pounds of paper. So in 10 weeks, he delivers 10 * 1000 = 10000 pounds of paper. That weighs 10000 / 2000 = 5 tons of paper. So he makes 5 * 20 = $100 from recycling the paper. The answer: 100.