Question

Jo and Pete have collected some aluminum cans to be recycled. Pete has 47 pounds of cans and Jo has 52 pounds. They can get $0.21 per pound for the cans. How much money will they get all together?

Answer 1

Explanation:

Total weight of aluminum cans that Pete collected for recycling is 47 pounds.

Total weight of aluminum cans that Jo collected for recycling is 52 pounds.

They can get $0.21 per pound for the cans. Therefore,

The total amount that Pete will get for collecting 47 pounds of aluminum would be

0.21 × 47 = $9.87

The total amount that Jo will get for collecting 52 pounds of aluminum would be

0.21 × 52 = $10.92

The total amount of money that they would get is

9.87 + 10.92 = $20.79