Jack collected 1350 pounds of waste paper for recycling today. If he decided to collect 24% more pounds of waste paper tomorrow, how many more pounds of waste paper should he collect?

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Jack collected 1350 pounds of waste paper for recycling today. If he decided to collect 24% more pounds of waste paper tomorrow, how many more pounds of waste paper should he collect?

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324 pounds

24% =
(24)/(100) = 0.24

0.24 × 1350 = 324 pounds

He should collect 324 more pounds of waste paper

Ekaterine answered Apr 15, 2019

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