Question

John, Paul, and George gather aluminum and tin cans to exchange for money at the local recycling plant. One day, the three men decided to combine their findings for the day. John collected 3 1/4 pounds of cans, Paul collected 6 1/3 pounds of cans, and George managed to collect the most 11 1/6 pounds of cans. What percent of the total amount of cans did George collect? Round your answer to the nearest percent.

**I added all the fractions together for my first step, but I don't know what to do next

Answer 1

3 1/4 + 6 1/3 + 11 1/6 = x
1/4 + 1/6 = 5/12
5/12 + 1/3 = 3/4

3 + 6 + 11 = x
3 + 6 = 9
9 + 11 = 20

20 + 3/4 = 20 3/4

x = 20 3/4

we all know that 11 1/6 is more than half of 20 3/4, which means it's more than 50%.

62%

Answer 2

Sounds like you did a good job so far here is a picture of the work