John Paul and George gather aluminum and tin cans

Question

j, p and g gather aluminum and tin cans to exchange for money at the local recycling plant. One day the 3 men decided to combine their findings for the day, j collected 3,25 Pound of cans, p collected 6 1/3 Pounds of cans and g 11 1/6 of cans. What percent of total amount of cans did g collect? Round to nearest percent

Answer 1

j collected 3.25 pounds or 3 1/4 pounds

p collected 6 1/3 pounds

g collected 11 1/6 pounds

 

3 1/4 + 6 1/3 + 11 1/6

= 3 3/12 + 6 4/12 + 11 2/12

= 3 + 6 + 11 + (3+4+2)/12

20 9/12 pounds of cans

= 20 3/4 pounds of cans total

 

You need to find: What percent of 20 3/4 is 11 1/6

 

11 1/6 = (x/100)(20 3/4)

 

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