Question

Tomas collected 139 cans for recycling on Monday and twice that number on Tuesday. How many cans did he collect on Tuesday

Answer 1

278 cans recycled on Tuesday

Answer 2

Answer: He collected 278 cans on Tuesday .

Explanation:

We are given that Tomas collected 139 cans for recycling on Monday and twice ( 2 times) that number on Tuesday.

i.e. Number of cans collected for recycling on Monday =139

And Number of cans collected for recycling on Tuesday =
`2*139`

Hence, the number of cans collected by him for recycling on Tuesday = 278

i.e. He collected 278 cans on Tuesday .