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11 August, 10:17

Sara nick and robin were collecting cans for a recycling project. sara collected 5 times as many cans as robin. nick collected 6 times as many cans as robin. the 3 children collected a total 216 cans. how many cans did they each collect?

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  1. 11 August, 10:29
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    R = robins cans

    s = sara's cans

    n = nick's cans

    T = total cans

    s = 5r

    n = 6r

    T = 216 = s + r + n

    we sub in the first two equations into the first

    216 = 5r + 6r + r

    216 = 12r

    r = 18

    sub this back into equations 1 and 2

    thus

    r = 18

    s = 90

    n = 108
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