Each issue of a magazine costs $6.95 at the supermarket. A 6-month digital subscription costs $30.99. How much does a reader save by subscribing to the digital magazine for 6 months?
The cost of each issue for a 6-month period would be 6.95*6=$<<6.95*6=41.70>>41.70
The digital subscription costs 30.99. Therefore, a reader would save 41.70-30.99=$<<41.70-30.99=10.71>>10.71. Answer: \boxed{10.71}.
To calculate the savings by subscribing to the digital magazine for 6 months, we need to find the difference between the cost of purchasing individual issues at the supermarket and the cost of the digital subscription.
First, let's determine how many issues the reader would buy during a 6-month period. Assuming the magazine is published monthly, the reader would buy 6 issues.
The cost of purchasing 6 issues individually would be:
6 issues × $6.95 per issue = $<<6*6.95=41.70>>41.70.
Therefore, a reader would save:
$41.70 (individual issues) - $30.99 (digital subscription) = $<<41.70-30.99=10.71>>10.71.
By subscribing to the digital magazine for 6 months, a reader would save $10.71.