Hill crest public elementary school was recycling their copier paper after the students had completed the worksheets.They found that when they filled a barrel with paper,it weighed an average of 225 kilograms if they collected 16 barrels of paper during the year.What was the approximate weight of the paper?if they receive $25 for every 400 kilograms, how much money would they receive?

Answer 1

225 x 16= 3600
3600/400=9
9 x $25 = $225