Lindsey collected 2/3 of a bin of glass bottles to recycle. Diane collected 7 times as many bins as Lindsey. How many bins of bottles did Diane collect?

Write your answer as a fraction or as a whole or mixed number

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Let \( x \) be the number of bins of glass bottles Lindsey collected. According to the problem, Lindsey collected \( \frac{2}{3} \) of a bin of glass bottles. Thus, we have:

\[ x = \frac{2}{3} \]

Diane collected 7 times as many bins as Lindsey, so we calculate the amount Diane collected as follows:

\[ \text{Diane's bins} = 7 \times x \]

Substituting \( x \):

\[ \text{Diane's bins} = 7 \times \frac{2}{3} \]

To perform the multiplication:

\[ \text{Diane's bins} = \frac{7 \times 2}{3} = \frac{14}{3} \]

Thus, the number of bins of bottles that Diane collected is

\[ \boxed{\frac{14}{3}} \]

This can also be expressed as a mixed number:

\[ \frac{14}{3} = 4 \frac{2}{3} \]

So Diane collected \( 4 \frac{2}{3} \) bins as well. Either \( \frac{14}{3} \) or \( 4 \frac{2}{3} \) is a valid answer.