Question 8 - whole numbers

• A delivery company charges $15 for every parcel delivered on time. There is no charge for parcels delivered late. The company will also compensate its customers $5 for every parcel delivered late. In January, the company made a profit of $35,880 after compensating for late delivery of parcels. For every 50 parcels delivered, 3 were late.
• (a) How many parcels were delivered late in January?
• (b) How much money was lost because of late delivery?

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