Question

Nathan is collecting aluminum cans for charity. One empty 355 ml can weighs about 17 g. It takes 59 cans to get about 1 kg of 100% recyclable aluminum.
Over one month, he collected 1978 cans.


What is the mass, in kilograms, of these cans?

Answer 1

Answer:

33.5 kg

Step-by-step explanation:

Each 59 cans are about 1 kg.

He collected 1978 cans.

How many times 59 cans did he collect?

1978/59 = 33.5

He collected 1978 cans which is 33.52 times 59 cans, so he collected 33.5 kg