Question

During the summer John collected cans to recycle. In August he collected 718 cans bringing his total to 2,275 cans. How many cans did John collect before August?

Answer 1

Answer: 1557 cans

Explanation:

Since we are informed that John collected 718 cans in August bringing his total number of cans to 2,275 cans, the number of cans that John collected before August will be:

= Total number of cans collected - Number of cans collected in August

= 2275 - 718

= 1557 cans