<span>❅☃ If he paid $12 for 16 cans, then we can say this: per 16 cans he pays $12. </span><span>❅☃ 16+16+16=48 </span>So now we know he has 3 sets of 16 <span>❅☃ and since per 16 cans he paid $12, now we can do this: 12+12+12=36 </span><span>❅☃He paid $36 for 48 cans.</span>