Question

Talia earns 85 cents for cans she recycles.If she gets a nickel for each can,how many cans does she recycle?

Answer 1

Explanation

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We know she gets 1 nickel for every can, and 1 nickel is just 5 cents. So we first get this set up:

`(1 \ Nickel)/(can) =(5 \ cents)/(can)` Now, we also know she gets 85 cents for a certain amount of cans, x:

`(85 \ cents)/(x \ can)` Now, we can just use the proportionality we designed above, but flip it so cans cancel out:

`x \ cans = 85 cents * (1 can)/(5 cents) = 17 cans`

Thus, Talia recycles 17 cans.

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