.40(12.5+12.3) = 2.48x
Solve for x.
Samuel and Jason are brothers. They sell cans to a recycling center that pays $0.40 per pound of cans. The table shows the number of pounds of cans that Samuel and Jason sold for several days.
Day Samuel's cans
(pounds) Jason's cans
(pounds)
Monday 21.2 12.5
Tuesday 16.8 12.3
Wednesday 11.5 8.1
Jason wants to use his earnings from Monday and Tuesday for online movie rentals. The movies cost $2.48 each to rent. How many movies can Jason rent?
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Samuel and Jason are brothers. They sell cans to a recycling center that pays $0.40 per pound of cans. The table shows the number of pounds of cans that Samuel and Jason sold for several days.
Day Samuel's cans
(pounds) Jason's cans
(pounds)
Monday 14.2 17.7
Tuesday 11.8 16.7
Wednesday 11.5 8.1
Jason wants to use his earnings from Monday and Tuesday for online movie rentals. The movies cost $3.44 each to rent. How many movies can Jason rent?
Jason can rent
movies.
Day Samuel's cans
(pounds) Jason's cans
(pounds)
Monday 14.2 17.7
Tuesday 11.8 16.7
Wednesday 11.5 8.1
Jason wants to use his earnings from Monday and Tuesday for online movie rentals. The movies cost $3.44 each to rent. How many movies can Jason rent?
Jason can rent
movies.
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