Problema Solution
Doug collects and recycles aluminum cans by selling them to a local salvage yard. If he earns
$ 146.40$146.40
by selling aluminum at a price of
$ 0.61$0.61
per​ pound, how many pounds of aluminum did Doug​ sell?
Answer provided by our tutors
We divide the price per dollar into the dollars earned:
146.4/0.61
240
So Doug collected 240 pounds of aluminum cans.