A recycling center pays $0.10 per aluminium can and $0.05 per plastic bottle. The cheerleading squad want to raise $500.

a. Write a linear equation that describes the problem.

b. If the cheerleading squad collects 6000 plastic bottles, how many cans will it need to collect to reach the goal?

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Monica

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4 January, 13:37

A recycling center pays $0.10 per aluminium can and $0.05 per plastic bottle. The cheerleading squad want to raise $500.

a. Write a linear equation that describes the problem.

b. If the cheerleading squad collects 6000 plastic bottles, how many cans will it need to collect to reach the goal?

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Aisha Fuentes · Answer 1

A. To answer this item, we let x be the number of aluminum cans and y be the number of plastic bottles. With this representation, the total money that is gained from the sales is 0.10x and 0.05y. The equation then becomes,

0.10x + 0.05y = 500

B. If the value of y is 6000 then,

0.10x + 0.05 (6000) = 500

The value of x is 2000.

A recycling center pays $0.10 per aluminium can and $0.05 per plastic bottle. The cheerleading squad want to raise $500.a. Write a linear equation that describes the problem.b. If the cheerleading squad collects 6000 plastic bottles, how many cans will it need to collect to reach the goal?

A recycling center pays $0.10 per aluminium can and $0.05 per plastic bottle. The cheerleading squad want to raise $500.

a. Write a linear equation that describes the problem.

b. If the cheerleading squad collects 6000 plastic bottles, how many cans will it need to collect to reach the goal?