How many pounds of cans must the organization collect on the fourth drive to receive the bonus?

Question

A service organization will receive a bonus of $200 for collecting more than 1850 lb of aluminum cans during its four collection drives. On the first three drives, the organization collected 507 lb, 492 lb, and 410 lb. How many pounds of cans must the organization collect on the fourth drive to receive the bonus?

less than or more than ____ lbs

Answer 1

They have collected 507 lb + 492 lb + 410 lb = 1409 lb.

If they need 1850 lb they are missing 1850 lb - 1409 lb = 441 lb

Answer 2

If you add 507 + 492 + 410 you get 1409. The organization would need to collect 441 pounds more cans to EQUAL 1850 so to receive the bonus they would need to collect 442 pounds of cans. The question said they have to collect" MORE THAN 1850 pounds" .